A client has been prescribed a drug to prevent angina pain. What is the first type of medication prescribed to prevent angina?
1. Beta blockers
2. Alpha blockers
3. Calcium channel blockers
4. Organic nitrates
Correct Answer: 1
Rationale 1: Rapid-acting organic nitrates are drugs of choice for terminating acute angina pain. Beta-adrenergic blockers are drugs of choice for preventing angina pain. Calcium channel blockers are used when beta blockers are not tolerated well by a patient.
Rationale 2: Alpha blockers are not prescribed to prevent angina.
Rationale 3: Calcium channel blockers are prescribed to prevent angina for a client who cannot tolerate beta blockers.
Rationale 4: Organic nitrates are used to quickly terminate an angina attack.
Global Rationale: Rapid-acting organic nitrates are drugs of choice for terminating acute angina pain. Beta-adrenergic blockers are drugs of choice for preventing angina pain. Calcium channel blockers are used when beta blockers are not tolerated well by a patient. Alpha blockers are not prescribed to prevent angina. Calcium channel blockers are prescribed to prevent angina for a client who cannot tolerate beta blockers. Organic nitrates are used to quickly terminate an angina attack.
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