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CMC Cardiac Medicine Certification

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A patient is taking Lisinopril 10mg. The nurse knows that the desired effect for this medication would be to?
  1. Relieve abdominal pain
  2. Decrease heart rate
  3. Decrease blood pressure
  4. Decrease body temperature
Explanation
Answer- C - The desired effect of this medication would be to decrease the blood pressure. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor drug which decreases blood pressure. Common adverse effects of this drug would include: hypotension, cough, hyperkalemia, headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea and renal impairment.
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