Beta Blockers | Anticoagulants | Cardiac Glycosides | ACE Inhibitors | Diuretics |
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Below 60
If a patient has a heart rate below __, do not administer this medication.
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Heart Attacks
Anticoagulants reduce the risk of blood clots and _____?
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Digoxin Toxicity
Visual disturbance of "halos" are a sign of what?
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Blood Pressure
What should you check before administering an ACE inhibitor?
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Loop, Thiazide, and K+ sparing diuretics
What are the 3 main diuretics?
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-Lol
What is the known suffix for these medications?
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Vitamin K
What is the antidote for Warfarin
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Heart rhythm problems and heart failure
What is digitalis prescribed for?
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Lisinopril
Name the most common ACE inhibitor
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Ears
Side effects consist of cramps, dry mouth, dizziness, and ringing in the ____?
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Beta blockers slow down the heart rate, reducing the heart's workload
How do beta blockers function?
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Protamine Sulfate
What is the antidote for Heparin?
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Slows and Strengthens the heartbeat
What action does digitalis have on the heart?
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Relaxes the blood vessels and reduces the heart's workload.
How does an ACE inhibitor work?
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Sodium and Water
What do diuretics remove from the body?
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Chronic Respiratory Disease
Do not administer this medication in patients with known _____ ?
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Bleeding and Bruising
Adverse reactions of anticoagulants include abnormal _____ and _____
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Heart rate below 60
When should you hold a dose and notify a prescriber?
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Dry nagging cough
What is the main side effect associated with an ACE inhibitor?
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Strict I&O
What should you monitor when you administer a diuretic?
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Male
____ patients may not be compliant with these medications due to a certain side effect.
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Massage
Do not ______ injection sites of enoxaparin injections.
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Appetite
Side effects of digitalis include nausea, headache, confusion, and loss of _____
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Prevents the conversion of angiotension I to angiotension II which is a powerful vasoconstrictor and blocks the secretion of aldosterone
What is the pathophysiology of an ACE inhibitor?
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Cranberries
What can PREVENT symptomatic urinary tract infections. However they do not TREAT urinary tract infections.
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