Chronic Heart Failure: pharmacology practice questions

Chronic Heart Failure is a high-yield area on the PEBC, NAPLEX, OPRA and FPGEE exams. Phartoonz has 45 exam-style Chronic Heart Failure questions, each written to test the clinical decisions these licensing exams actually reward — mechanism of action, dosing, monitoring parameters, adverse effects, contraindications and patient counseling.

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Sample questions

Sample 1

Which of the following medications is most appropriate to decrease fluid volume in a patient with a sulfa allergy?

1Ethacrynic acid
2Torsemide
3Bumex
4Lanoxin
5Furosemide

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Sample 2

Select the mechanism of action for Aldactone.

1Binds to beta-adrenergic receptors and blocks epinephrine and norepinephrine
2Blocks angiotensin II by binding directly to the AT1 receptor
3Blocks the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II
4Prevents potassium from binding to the Na+/K+ ATPase pump
5Blocks aldosterone receptors in the distal convoluted tubule

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Sample 3

What is the therapeutic range for digoxin when used to treat heart failure?

10.1 - 0.4 ng/mL
20.5 - 0.9 ng/mL
31 - 1.5 ng/mL
41.6 - 2 ng/mL
52 - 3 ng/mL

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