Midterml Exam:l NRl 601l NR601l Latestl

Midterml Exam:l NRl 601/l NR601l (Latestl

2026/l 2027l Update)l Primaryl Carel ofl thel Maturingl &l Agedl Familyl Practicuml Guide|l Q/Al |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Answers)l -Chamberlain

Q:l Kl sparingl diuretics

Answer:

Correctsl orl protectsl froml reducedl K Spironolactonel (Antil androgenl SE) Combol orl Mono

Q:l Loopl Diuretics

Answer:

Canl reducel K usel inl CHFl andl Edema Combol ofl Mono furosemide

Q:l ACE-I

Answer:

Monol orl Combol withl diuretic canl increasel K avoidl inl bilaterall renall arteryl stenosis Renall protective Cardioprotective Lisinopril

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Q:l ARB

Answer:

Monol orl Combol withl Diuretic,l CCB,l orl Betal Blocker Canl increasel K Renall Protective Cardiol Protective Losartan

Q:l Aldosteronel Antagonist

Answer:

Alonel orl inl Combol withl Thiazide Goodl withl primaryl orl resistantl HTN goodl withl HFl whenl givenl withl ACE,l DIG,l Loop Cardioprotective Spirolactone

Q:l Calciuml Channell Blocker

Answer:

contraindicatedl inl HF Amlodipinel (dihydropyridine)l reducesl systemicl vascularl resistance

Q:l Alphal Adrenergicl Blockers

Answer:

Monol orl inl Combo Alsol Txl BPH,l pheochromocytoma Prazosin,l Terazosinl (tamsulosinl isl urinaryl selectivel andl doesl notl treatl HTN)

Q:l Sympatheticl Agents

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Answer:

goodl withl autonomicl neuropathy,l widel BPl variations,l andl baroreceptorl denervation

clonidine,l methyldopa,l guanfacine

Q:l Directl vasdilator

Answer:

mostl effectivel ifl givenl withl diureticl orl betal blocker Canl causel Lupusl likel sx Hydralazine

Q:l Betal Blocker

Answer:

enhancesl whenl givenl withl diuretic goodl forl increasedl HR Cardioprotective metoprolol

Q:l Newl Onsetl Vsl Latel Onsetl HFl Sx

Answer:

New:l Increasedl BP

Late:l lowl BPl withl narrowl pulsel pressurel withl rapidl threadyl pulsel andl possiblel Cheyennel stokes

Q:l Whatl isl heartl failurel secondaryl too

Answer:

ischemicl heartl disease,l valvel disease,l cardiomyopathy,l DM,l CKD,l arrythmia

Q:l typesl ofl heartl failure 3 / 4

Answer:

Reducedl ejectionl fractionl =l EFl /=l 50%l (increasedl massl r/tl pressurel overload

Q:l Whatl doesl al Ql wavel signify

Answer:

ischemicl heartl diseasel andl permenantl damage

Q:l Educationl forl heartl failure

Answer:

2lb/Dl 5lb/W,l Na2g,l 1.5FR,l exercise,l txl sleepl apnea,l Anemia,l Arrythmia,l DM

Q:l Medsl forl HFpEF

Answer:

nonel withl goodl evidence,l somel limitedl evidencel forl aldosteronel antagonistl (spirolactone)

Q:l Medsl forl HFrEFl extended

Answer:

-ACEl orl ARBl tol reducel afterloadl (digl orl hydralazinel ifl notl tolerated) -Betal blockerl tol reducel remodeling -Diureticl tol reducel preload -ARNIl isl newl andl promisingl (sacubitril/valsartanl [entresto])l -SGLT-2l inhibitorsl arel cardioprotectivel andl reducel progressionl (invokana,l fariga,l jardiance) -CCBl arel contraindicated

Q:l Ideall medsl forl HFrEF

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