PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 2 REVIEW: STUDY GUIDE, EXAM PREPARATIONS, and QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Exam 2 Review Beta Blockers Cardioselective blocks beta 1 and non-cardioselective blocks beta 1 and 2 Atenolol blocks B1 only (cardioselective) and propranolol (non-cardioselective) blocks B1 & B2 For what conditions are beta-blockers used for Beta-blockers slow HR and decrease force of contraction to make it easier for heart to work, but there are some vasodilation, so there can be some hypotension. Make sure BP is ok, and resting HR is between 60-100. What do you do before you pick up the phone and call the doctor? Assess the patient, you must finish your nursing assessment. When you are looking at a test question, you will have some information in the stem of a question. There may be some assessment data in the stem of the question, but then look down at the choices and if you can choose one of those things that is completing your nursing assessment, thats what you need to do. Before we can do ISBAR, we need all the information. You got to have all vital signs completed, all the subjective data, asking them questions. A question might not involve vital signs, but