Labs
This lab must be monitored in a patient receiving Heparin infusions.
aPTT
Patients on antihypertensives should be taught to do this slowly:
change positions
Prior to administering digoxin, this should be check for 1 minute
apical pulse
Betablockers are contraindicated in patients whose heart rate is under 60 consistently. This is know as :
bradycardia
Aminocaproic acid is used to stop this during or after surgery
excessive internal bleeding
This lab should be monitored in patients taking the loop diuretic Lasix.
Potassium
Patients on antihypertensive medications should keep a log of this at home:
Being deficient in these two electrolytes while taking digoxin can cause digoxin toxictiy
Magnesium and potassium
Patients taking ACE or ARBs should avoid the use of what to prevent renal failure
NSAIDS
High levels of warfarin can be reversed using
Vitamin K
Statin medications such as Lipitor should have these labs monitored.
Liver functions
Patients on antihypertensive medications should be taught to not do this:
Stop abruptly!
Taking antidysrhythmic medication can cause :
another type of dysrhythmia.
ACE inhibitors have this annoying side effect that will cause patients to stop taking it
Dry hacking cough
Patients who receive TPA should be monitored for :
Bleeding
When taking the medication Theophylline , any thing over this number is considered toxic:
Male patients commonly stop antihypertensive medications due to this
sexual dysfunction
Amiodarone can lead to
pulmonary toxicity
A serious side effect of ACE inhibitors is
Angioedema
Patients who have recently taken this classification of medications should not take Nitro
Erectile dysfunction medications.
This lab should be monitored in those on warfarin (Coumadin) Therapy
INR
African American patients respond best to this classification of antihypertensive medications
Calcium channel blockers
When giving adenosine to a patient with SVT and a heart rate of 200 you will push the medication very quickly and expect the patient to have a brief period of what:
asystole
ARBs are contraindicated in female patients who are currently _________
Pregnant
In the morning