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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. There is a narrow therapeutic range, so monitor your patients for toxicity!
What is digoxin?
These blood pressure readings indicate Stage 1 and Stage 2 hypertension.
Stage 1 Hypertension: 130–139 systolic or 80–89 diastolic
Stage 2 Hypertension: ≥140 systolic or ≥90 diastolic
An adverse effect of this group of medications is a dry, persistent cough
What are ACE inhibitors?
You should check the patient's apical pulse before giving this medications and hold it if it is < 60 or > 100, OR irregular.
What is digoxin?
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 mask 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 in patients with overactive bladder.
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?
Vitamin K is the antidote to overdose of this drug.
What is warfarin?
Teaching for several groups of medications includes telling patients to weigh themselves daily and report this
A weight gain of 2 pounds or more in 1 day
OR
5 pounds or more in 1 week
These medications end in "zosin"
What are alpha blockers?
These medications can dissolve blood clots that have already formed.
What are thrombolytic drugs?
Name 3 important patient teaching points for diuretic therapy.
-Take in the morning. (If prescribed twice daily, take 2nd dose no later than mid afternoon).
-Monitor for dehydration and signs of electrolyte imbalance
-Monitor for orthostatic hypotension
-Know potassium related rules!
Loop & thiazide diuretics (e.g., furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide) may cause low potassium → eat potassium-rich foods if instructed.
Potassium-sparing diuretics (e.g., spironolactone) can cause high potassium → avoid salt substitutes unless approved.
This class of diuretics prevents potassium loss and may increase potassium levels in the blood.
This class of antihypertensives lowers heart rate and should be used cautiously in patients with asthma.
Beta Blockers
These medications end in "statin"
What are HMG CoA reductase inhibitors?
What is the name used for the adverse drug reaction that can lead to swelling of the lips and face? What are 2 antihypertensives are associated with it?
Angioedema.
-ACE inhibitors & ARBS
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?
A patient receiving IV furosemide reports ringing in the ears. This is the priority nursing action.
Stop the infusion & notify the provider
A patient receiving heparin develops a sudden drop in platelets. This serious complication must be suspected.
What is HIT (heparin-induced thrombocytopenia)?