Chapter 40:
cardiac glycosides, antianginals, and antidysrhythmics
cardiac glycosides, antianginals, and antidysrhythmics
What electrolyte imbalance increases risk for digoxin toxicity, this is common when taking digoxin with a loop diuretic?
What is hypokalemia or low potassium.
Before administering furosemide, the nurse must assess what 2 prioitys?
What is vital signs and electrolyte level?
ACE inhibitors may cause this life-threatening swelling of the face, lips, tongue, or airway.
What is angioedema?
The antidote for heparin overdose?
What is protamine sulfate?
When taking Atorvastatin, what needs to be reported immediately?
What is muscle pain, muscle weakness, and dark urine?
When taking nitroglycerin, what vital sign is a priority to measure?
What is Blood Pressure.
When taking hydrochlorothiazide, what 3 electrolytes must you monitor?
What are sodium, potassium, and magnesium?
By reducing sympathetic outflow, central alpha-2 agonists cause these three physiological effects.
What are decreased heart rate, vasodilation, and lower blood pressure?
What 2 lab values must you watch In a patient taking Warfarin?
what is INR and PT?
Before administering cholestyramine, you must assess?
What is bowel history?
What adverse effect is common with metoprolol and requires holding the medication?
What is bradycardia?
Muscle weakness and cardiac dysrhythmias in a patient taking spironolactone may indicate this critical lab abnormality.
Why is hyperkalemia?
How should Hydralazine be taken
What is at the same time each day, avoiding abrupt stops.
Clopidogrel must me stopped how long before surgery?
what is 7 days?
When taking Fenofibrate with a statin drug, you are at increased risk for?
What is myopathy/rhabdomyolysis?
Before administering a CCB, the nurse must assess these two vital signs.
What is Blood pressure and Heart rate
Mannitol must be infused over what time period to reduce complications?
What is 30-60 min?
This electrolyte imbalance is a concern with Angiotensin 2 receptor blockers, particularly in patients with renal impairment.
What is hyperkalemia?
What labs should be monitored for Prasugrel?
what is CBC, specifically platelet count and hemoglobin/hematocrit?
What vital signs must be closely monitored in someone taking cilostazol?
What is Heart Rate and Blood Pressure?
Because Amiodarone affects multiple organ systems, what 4 types of monitoring is essential?
What is liver, thyroid, lung, and cardiac monitoring.
Unlike spironolactone and eplerenone, triamterene does NOT block aldosterone but instead blocks what channels?
What are sodium channels?
Patients should take the first doseof Alpha Adrenergic blockers at bedtime to minimize this adverse effect
What is first-dose hypotension/syncope
When monitoring a patient taking Dipyridamole, what do you monitor Vital Signs for?
what is hypotension and tachycardia?
If taking pentoxifylline with Warfarin, you are at risk for?
What is bleeding risk?