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WorksheetsNCLEX Medication Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What does preload refer to?
Affects heart rate
Resistance the heart pumps against
Volume returning to the heart
Affects contractility
Which medication is a positive inotrope and negative chronotrope?
Metoprolol
Digoxin
Nitroglycerin
Lisinopril
What is the primary effect of hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) on preload?
Reduces afterload
Reduces preload
Increases preload
No effect on preload
Which medication is first-line for heart failure and improves survival?
Lisinopril
Furosemide
Digoxin
Losartan
What is the NCLEX phrase for beta blockers like Metoprolol?
Improves squeeze, slows rate
Beta blockers slow and soften the heart
ACE inhibitors = afterload reducers
Loops pull fluid FAST
Which medication is a strong preload reducer but has no direct effect on afterload?
Atorvastatin
Nitroglycerin
Hydrochlorothiazide
Furosemide
What is the primary use of atorvastatin?
Prevents atherosclerosis
Reduces preload
Improves cardiac output
Reduces afterload
Which medication acts like ACE inhibitors but without causing a cough?
Losartan
Nitroglycerin
Metoprolol
Digoxin
What is the effect of nitroglycerin at higher doses?
Increases preload
Reduces afterload
Increases afterload
No effect on preload or afterload
Which medication should be held if the patient is hypotensive?
ACE inhibitors
Digoxin
Atorvastatin
Beta blockers
What is the NCLEX trap to remember when a patient is hypotensive?
Hold ACE inhibitors, ARBs, nitrates, diuretics
Give digoxin immediately
Administer atorvastatin
Increase preload with fluids
Which medication improves pulmonary congestion and is first-line for fluid overload?
Furosemide
Losartan
Nitroglycerin
Hydrochlorothiazide
What is the NCLEX phrase for ACE inhibitors like Lisinopril?
Loops pull fluid FAST
Improves squeeze, slows rate
Beta blockers slow and soften the heart
ACE inhibitors = afterload reducers
Which medication is used for angina and acute heart failure but can cause headaches?
Losartan
Metoprolol
Digoxin
Nitroglycerin
What is the risk associated with digoxin toxicity?
Increased risk when potassium is low
Risk only in patients with hypertension
Increased risk when potassium is high
No risk related to potassium levels
