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This category of medications ends in "pril"
What are ACE inhibitors
This medication is used to slow heart rate and increase contractility
What is digoxin?
This blood pressure reading indicates hypertension
What is systolic >=140 or diastolic >=90?
An adverse effect of this group of medications is a dry, persistent cough
What are ACE inhibitors?
You should check the patient's pulse before giving this medications and hold it if it is < 60 or > 100
What is digosin?
These medications end in "olol"
What are beta blockers?
This group of medications are the most powerful ones used to eliminate excess fluid.
What are loop diuretics?
What is between 2 and 3?
These antihypertensive medications can make the signs of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients
What are beta blockers?
General education for antihypertensive medications includes this warning about activity levels to prevent falls
What is to change positions slowly?
These medications end in "sartan"
What are ARBS?
These drugs are used to improve urinary urgency and incontinence
What are urinary antispasmodics?
Signs of this condition include a cough that is worse at night, coughing up pink frothy sputum, and shortness of breath
What is left-sided heart failure?
An adverse effect of this medication is HIT?
What is heparin?
Teaching for several groups of medications includes telling patients to weigh themselves daily and report this
What is a weight gain of 2# or more in a day?
These medications end in "zosin"
What are alpha blockers?
These medications dissolve blood clots that have already formed
What are thrombolytic drugs?
There are many modifiable risk factors for hypertension, name 3 of them
What are smoking, overweight, sedentary lifestyle, diabetes, hyperlipidemia and oral contraceptive use?
Several medications for heart disease carry a risk of this adverse effect that involves swelling of the mouth, lips and tongue
What is angioedema?
Education for this group of medications includes to take them 30 minutes before meals and to avoid alcohol and grapefruit juice.
What are fibric acid derivatives
These medications end in "statin"
What are HMG CoA reductase inhibitors?
Medications in this group relax blood vessels, slow heart rate, and decrease force of contractions to improve blood pressure
What are alpha-beta blockers?
There are lifestyle modifications that can manage hypertension, name 4 of them.
What are decreasing salt intake, decrease fat intake, exercise, weight loss, quitting smoking, decreasing alcohol intake, managing stress?
This group of medications carry a risk of life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmias
What are positive inotropes?
Education for this group of medications includes to take other medications 2 hours before or 4 hours after these due to the risk of decreasing the absorption of other medications.
What are bile acid sequestrants?