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Question | Answer |
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CARIOTONIC DRUGS ARE ALSO CALLED? | GLYCOSIDES |
WHAT ARE CARDIOTONIC DRUGS USED FOR? | HEART FAILURE & ATRIALFIBRILLATION |
WHAT ARE THE ADVERSE REATIONS OF CARDIOTONIC DRUGS? | HEADACHE,ARRHYTHMIAS,WEAKNESS,GI UPSET,NAUSEA |
GI UPSET & NAUSEA ARE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS OF WHAT? | DIGOXIN TOXICITY |
WHAT IS THE THERAPEUTIC, EFFECTIVE LEVEL OF DIGOXIN NEEDED IN A PATIENT'S BODY? | 0.5-2 |
IF THE DIGOXIN LEVEL IS GREATER THAN 2 THIS MEANS WHAT? | THEY ARE TOXIC |
WHEN A PATIENT SEE'S COLORED HALO'S, HAVE BLURRED VISION AND CAN HAVE ARRHYTHMIAS THIS IS FROM WHAT? | DIPOXIN TOXICITY |
WHAT CAUSES DIGOXIN TOXICITY? | TAKING TOO MUCH OF THE DRUG, KIDNEYS ARE INSUFFICIENT AND HYPOKALEMIA(LOW POTASSIUM) |
WHAT AGE GROUP IS DIGOXIN TOXICITY COMMON IN? | THE ELDERLY |
bEFORE GIVING DIGOXIN WHAT MUST THE NURSE DO FIRST? | TAKE APICAL PULSE FOR 1 FULL MIN |
IF THE APICAL PULSE(RATE)IS LESS THAN 60 WHAT DO YOU DO? | HOLD THE MEDS |
WHAT 3 THINGS DO YOU MONITOR FOR A PATIENT ON DIGOXIN? | HEART RHYTHM,HEART RATE & ELECTROLYTES |