Adrenergics
The nursing intervention you should administer when giving a beta blocker and the heart rate is 50?
What is hold the medicine
A side effect of ACEI's that may require the patient to be switched to an ARB
What is dry cough
Nitrates are used for this condition prophylactically and in treatment?
What is angina? (Symptom of coronary artery disease)
Disorder that uses diuretics as a first line therapy
What is hypertension
The most commonly used calcium channel blocker for hypertension?
What is a Amlodipine (Norvasc)
The type of patient who should not receive a nonselective beta blocker
What is a patient with asthma
Ending of ACEI and ARB drugs
What is:
-pril
-sartan
The most common undesirable effect of nitrates?
What is headache
Commonly electrolyte imbalance of both thiazide and loop diuretics.
What is hypokalemia?
What is the main effect of a dihydropyridine CCB
Vasodilation of arteries
The type of patient who is given beta blockers with caution due to the masking of symptoms of low blood glucose?
What is a diabetic patient
The enzyme ACEI's block?
What is the angiotensinogen converting enzyme
Nitrates should not be given with these other medications.
What are erectile dysfunction medications?
Spironolactone is an example of this type of diuretic
What is a potassium-sparing diuretic
The term that describes the effect of vasodilators on the vascular system.
What is decreased systemic vascular resistance (SVR)? or What is decreased afterload?
An example of an alpha1blocker?
What is doxazosin
The type of patients that should not take ACE inhibitors or ARBS
What is a pregnant patient
The effect of nitrates on coronary arteries?
What is dilatation?
The type of diuretic used when rapid diuresis is needed and given IV
What is furosemide - a loop diuretics
The disorder in which Calcium Channel Blockers are contraindicated.
What is chronic heart failure
An example of a beta blocker medication?
What is propranolol, metoprolol, atenolol
The symptoms might you see with a dose of an ARB that is too high?
What is hypotension and tachycardia
Increased heart rate in response to significant vasodilation and decreased blood pressure.
What is reflex tachycardia
The adverse effect can happen when giving a loop diuretic too quickly or with prolonged administration of high doses? (not related to electrolyte balance)
What is ototoxicity?
The calcium channel blocker most commonly used to treat cardiac dysrhythmias?
What is Diltiazem