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3. A 63-year-old woman has chest pain while climbing the stairs of her office building. She sits down and takes some medication, after which she is able to continue. Which of the following is the mechanism of action of the drug?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
A) Decreased afterload
B) Decreased preload
C) Increased afterload and preload
D) Increased preload
E) Increased contractility
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| msyamp
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decreased preload. its niroglycerin. but see let us consider a arterolar dialtor. it cannot be because it will have giddiness and also it can help esp in angina
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| skyhigh
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b?
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| Natasa
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Ideally it would be A and B,but as the drug acts FAST,it is most likely nitro sublingual -venous dilatator so decrease in preload.
If she was taking an afterload reducer-the drug would not have acted so fast.
Therefore-B.
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| dr_sarim
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B for sure
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| vanshita
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C?
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| intern_doc
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this lady get chest pain during movement....why ? ischemia
how do you rx it ? nitroglycerine right away
how does it work ? DECREASE PRELOAD...
so my answer is B
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| star1
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Nitrate cause decrease preload
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| Cedrick
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well done
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| zzzz
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inc preload
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| zzzz
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i mean dec preload sorry for mis printing.
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