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Frost2351

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How should sublingual nitroglycerin tablets for heart failure be taken?
 
  a. On a full stomach
  b. On an empty stomach
  c. Dissolved under the tongue
  d. Placed under a patch on the chest

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What is the mechanism of action for cardiac glycosides?
 
  a. Slowing the heart rate and increasing the force of the heart muscle contraction
  b. Increasing the heart rate and decreasing the force of the heart muscle contraction
  c. Directly relaxing blood vessel muscles and decreasing afterload
  d. Directly constricting blood vessel muscles and increasing afterload


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millet

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A


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Reply #2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Thank you!


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