4)A 56-year-old patient complains of chest pain
following any sustained exercise. He is diagnosed with
atherosclerotic angina. He is prescribed sublingual nitroglycerin
for treatment of acute chest pain. Which of the following adverse
effects is likely to be experienced by this patient?
a. Hypertension
b. Throbbing headache
c. Bradycardia
d. Sexual dysfunction
e. Anemia
5) A 45-year-old man has recently been diagnosed with
hypertension and started on monotherapy designed to reduce
peripheral resistance and prevent Na4 and water retention. He has
developed a persistent cough. Which of the following drugs would
have the same benefits but would not cause cough?
a. Losartan
b. Nifedipine
c. Prazosin
d. Propranolol
4.
Throbbing headache
Nitroglycerin is a vasodilator that dilate blood vessels and help in efficient blood transport to heart and decrease the impact of atherosclerotic angina. As it is vasodilator it also act in the head, causing dilation of blood vessels there which cause Throbbing headache
5.
Losartan
Losartan is angiotensin receptor blocker that reduce hypertension by reducing the angiotensin mediated sodium and water retention. As like other drugs Losartan doesn’t exhibit cough as side effect.
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