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Cardiovascular

Heart and Cholesterol

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What is the purpose of heparin, lovenox, coumadin and other anticoagulant medications? To inhibits the formation of additional clots.
Why should patients not take an ACE inhibitor with digoxin? What does ACE inhibitors end in? Because they can cause dig toxicity. They are known as the "pril" medications
Why should patients avoid alcohol while taking hyperstensive medicatications? Alcohol can increase the hypotensive state. Because the medications already lowers the pt blood pressure, alcohol can relax the pt and lower it even more.
What are some side effects of calicum channel blockers such as diltiazem? Peripherial edema and bradycardia
What does alteplase do? It is a thrombolytic and helps to dissolve blood clots.
What are some examples or loop diurectics? Lasix, bumex, and toresmide. They end in "mide."
What are some foods that are high in potassium that should be avoided while taking a potassium sparing diurectic? Bananas, orange juice, raisins, prunes, green leafy veggies
What is the purpose of ACE inhibitor medications? Inhibits the transformation of angiotensin I to angiotensin II.
When taking the medication cholestyramine (Prevalite/Questran) the nurse should include what in the teaching? Take medication one hour before meals.
The nurse should monitor what signs and symptoms in patients taking beta blockers. Heart rate and blood pressure. They end in "olol."
Indications for the nurse to administer heparin include what? Diagnosis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), prevention and treatment of venous thrombosis, prevention and treatment of pulmonary emboli, treatment of atrial fibrillation with embolization.
What is the purpose of the "statin" medications for cholesterol? Inhibit the production of cholesterol.
What is the antidote for coumadin? Vitamin K
The borderline hypertensive patient should take what actions? Decrease salt in take and lose weight.
The patient is taking an ACE inhibitor and aldactone. What should the nurse monitor for? Hyperkalemia
What drug classification will treat hypertension and myocardial oxygen consumption? Calicum channel blockers
The nurse understands that the patient receiving nitroprusside (Nipride) drip should receive the medication over what time frame. The maximum dose should be given over 10 minutes.
Why are Asians started on a lower dose of beta blockers? Because it takes longer for their body to metabolize and excrete the medication.
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