A patient with esophageal varices has medication ordered to decrease portal pressure and aid in preventing a first bleeding episode. What type of drug would the physician order?
A) Antihypertensive agents
B) Beta-blocking agents
C) Calcium channel blockers
D) Histamine-2 antagonists
Ans: B
Feedback: Propranolol (Inderal) and nadolol (Corgard), beta-blocking agents that decrease portal pressure, are the most common medications used both to prevent a first bleeding episode in patients with known varices and to prevent rebleeding. This makes options A, C, and D incorrect.
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