💊 CATEGORY 1: Medications & Actions
This cardiac medication relieves angina by dilating coronary arteries and should be kept away from light.
Nitro
Left-sided heart failure causes these respiratory symptoms due to pulmonary congestion.
Crackles, dyspnea, orthopnea
Levothyroxine should be taken at this time for best absorption.
In the morning on an empty stomach
This medication colors urine orange and relieves urinary tract pain.
Phenazopyridine
Insulin lispro should be given this many minutes before meals.
(5–15 minutes)
This medication is an antiplatelet used to prevent blood clots and can cause GI bleeding.
Aspirin
This medication slows the heart rate and increases contractility; monitor apical pulse before giving.
Digoxin
This condition occurs from low thyroid hormones and can cause lethargy, cold intolerance, and weight gain.
Hypothyroidism/Myxedema
Patients with glomerulonephritis often show this in urinalysis.
Proteinuria and hematuria
When mixing insulin, always draw up this type first
Regular insulin before NPH
This oral diabetic medication decreases hepatic glucose production and may cause lactic acidosis.
Metformin
This calcium channel blocker treats hypertension and angina; monitor for hypotension and edema.
Nifedipine
Deficiency of parathyroid hormone results in tetany and positive Chvostek’s sign
Hypoparathyroidism
Cloudy peritoneal dialysis fluid indicates this complication.
Peritonitis
This insulin complication causes sweating, shakiness, and confusion
Hypoglycemia
This IV medication is given for hypocalcemia and should be administered slowly to prevent cardiac arrest
Calcium Gluconate
Right-sided heart failure results in these peripheral findings.
Edema, ascites, jugular vein distention
Excess cortisol from this syndrome causes moon face, truncal obesity, and buffalo hump.
Cushing’s Syndrome
This condition involves stones in the kidneys made of calcium oxalate or uric acid.
Renal Calculi
DKA occurs when the body breaks down this for energy.
Fat → Ketones
This diuretic causes loss of potassium; monitor for muscle weakness and dysrhythmias
Furosemide
The most dangerous complication of Atrial Fibrillation is this.
Thromboembolism/Stroke
Excess parathyroid hormone causes bone demineralization and kidney stones.
Hyperparathyroidism
The first nursing step after a renal biopsy is to monitor for this.
Bleeding/Hematuria
The priority intervention for a patient in DKA
Insulin