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savannahhooper

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on: Feb 27, 2019
A doctor tells her nursing students that it is important to monitor patients' blood pressure when they are receiving verapamil (a calcium channel blocker). Why?

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Frank is experiencing difficulty urinating, painful urination, low back pain and a slight fever. The doctor prescribes antibiotics and Frank recovers. It is likely that Frank suffered from
 A) impotence.
  B) prostate cancer.
  C) prostatitis.
  D) a vasectomy.
  E) a circumcision.


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shayla

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Reply #1 on: Feb 27, 2019
Answer to Question 1

Calcium channel blockers inhibit the movement of calcium ions from the interstitial fluid into cardiac and smooth muscle cells. This would cause a decrease in heart rate, stroke volume, and cardiac output. These in turn would lower blood pressure. In addition, the calcium channel blockers would also inhibit contraction of the smooth muscle in the wall of blood vessels, causing them to get wider and thus also lower blood pressure. Because both heart and smooth muscle cells are inhibited by verapamil, its effects on blood pressure are particularly potent.

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savannahhooper

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Reply 2 on: Feb 27, 2019
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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