Heart Failure
This condition is a result of functional or structural impairment of the heart
This medication used to treat heart failure and atrial fibrillation is no longer used as first-line treatment.
What is Digoxin?
This medication is often administered as an injection postoperatively.
What is enoxaparin?
This medication is administered rapid IV push to treat SVT.
What is adenosine?
The nurse will include instruct the patient to monitor weight and report this finding.
What is a weight gain of >2 pounds in 24 hours, 5 pounds in a week?
Signs and symptoms associated with this condition include, JVD, pedal edema, and ascites.
What is right-sided heart failure?
This effect of Digoxin causes decreased automaticity at the SA node, decreased AV nodal conduction, and reduced conduction at the Bundle of His
What is a negative dromotropic effect?
These labs are often ordered for clients taking warfarin.
What are PT and INR?
This calcium channel blocker treats angina.
What is Diltiazem?
The nurse will include this dietary instruction for clients taking digoxin.
What is to avoid high-fiber foods?
This class of heart failure treatment medications increase the force of myocardial contraction.
What are positive inotropic drugs?
Digoxin must be carefully monitored related to this important drug characteristic.
What is a narrow therapeutic window?
This medication is administered to counteract the effects of warfarin.
What is Vitamin K?
Low levels of this electrolyte increases the risk of digoxin toxicity.
What is potassium?
The nurse will instruct clients on anticoagulation medications to monitor for this potential concern.
What is the risk of bleeding?
This medication is a second-line treatment for heart failure related to the concern for toxicity.
What is digoxin?
What are nausea, vomiting and diarrhea?
Heparin and warfarin are sometimes administered together until this is achieved.
What is a therapeutic level for warfarin?
This medication is administered as an antidote for digoxin toxicity.
What is Digibind?
The nurse will include the following important information for clients taking dysrhythmia medications
This medication contains two drugs and is specifically approved for use in African-American clients.
What is BiDil (Hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrate)?
These labs must be monitored for clients taking Digoxin.
What are potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, renal and liver function studies?
This is administered as an antidote for Enoxaparin.
What is protamine sulfate?
These medications are used to reduce HF symptoms associated with fluid overload.
What are loop diuretics?
The nurse will instruct clients on anticoagulation therapy regarding this dietary consideration.