The patient has been prescribed inamrinone (Inocor). Before administering the drug the nurse needs to know the drug has what pharmacokinetic effect?
A) Decrease in cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)
B) Decrease in cardiac output
C) Increase in cardiac preload
D) Increase in cAMP
D
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Inamrinone is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor that blocks the enzyme phosphodiesterase. This blocking effect leads to an increase in myocardial cell cAMP, which increases calcium levels in the cell. These drugs do not decrease cardiac output or increase cardiac preload.
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