Author Question: A client has been prescribed a drug to prevent angina pain. What is the first type of medication ... (Read 14 times)

crobinson2013 · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

A client has been prescribed a drug to prevent angina pain. What is the first type of medication prescribed to prevent angina?

1. Beta blockers
2. Alpha blockers
3. Calcium channel blockers
4. Organic nitrates

Question 2

The nurse is caring for a client who has been diagnosed with angina. Which drug classes are used to treat angina? (Select all that apply.)

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

1. Calcium channel blockers
2. Organic nitrates
3. Alpha blockers
4. Beta blockers
5. Diuretics

Briannahope · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: Rapid-acting organic nitrates are drugs of choice for terminating acute angina pain. Beta-adrenergic blockers are drugs of choice for preventing angina pain. Calcium channel blockers are used when beta blockers are not tolerated well by a patient.
Rationale 2: Alpha blockers are not prescribed to prevent angina.
Rationale 3: Calcium channel blockers are prescribed to prevent angina for a client who cannot tolerate beta blockers.
Rationale 4: Organic nitrates are used to quickly terminate an angina attack.

Global Rationale: Rapid-acting organic nitrates are drugs of choice for terminating acute angina pain. Beta-adrenergic blockers are drugs of choice for preventing angina pain. Calcium channel blockers are used when beta blockers are not tolerated well by a patient. Alpha blockers are not prescribed to prevent angina. Calcium channel blockers are prescribed to prevent angina for a client who cannot tolerate beta blockers. Organic nitrates are used to quickly terminate an angina attack.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4

Rationale 1: Three classes of drugsorganic nitrates, beta-adrenergic blockers, and calcium channel blockers-are used to treat angina.
Rationale 2: Three classes of drugsorganic nitrates, beta-adrenergic blockers, and calcium channel blockers-are used to treat angina.
Rationale 3: Alpha blockers are not used to treat angina.
Rationale 4: Three classes of drugsorganic nitrates, beta-adrenergic blockers, and calcium channel blockers-are used to treat angina.
Rationale 5: Diuretics are not used to treat angina.

Global Rationale: Three classes of drugsorganic nitrates, beta-adrenergic blockers, and calcium channel blockersare used to treat angina. Alpha blockers and diuretics are not used to treat angina.