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6 years ago
A patient who will begin using nitroglycerin for angina asks the primary care NP how the medication works to relieve pain. The NP should tell the patient that nitroglycerin acts to:
 
  a. dissolve atheromatous lesions.
  b. relax vascular smooth muscle.
  c. prevent catecholamine release.
  d. reduce C-reactive protein levels.
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Nitrates relax vascular smooth muscle via stimulation of intracellular cyclic guanosine monophosphate production with the major effect being to reduce myocardial oxygen demand. Nitrates do not dissolve atheromatous lesions, prevent catecholamine release, or reduce C-reactive protein levels.
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