Jim is being treated for hypertension. Because he has a history of heart attack, the drug chosen is atenolol. Beta blockers treat hypertension by:
1. Increasing heart rate to improve cardiac output
2. Reducing vascular smooth muscle tone
3. Increasing aldosterone-mediated volume activity
4. Reducing aqueous humor production
Question 2
To reduce potential adverse effects, patients taking a peripherally acting alpha1 antagonist should do all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Take the dose at bedtime
2. Sit up slowly and dangle their feet before standing
3. Monitor their blood pressure and skip a dose if the pressure is less than 120/80
4. Weigh daily and report weight gain of greater than 2 pounds in one day
heart model front
Summation of Heart Sounds, Aortic Ejection Click
HIV attack
External anatomy of the heart
Desmosomes and gap junctions, as shown in heart muscle.
Chambers of the Heart