Cardiac meds Flashcards
Drugs that decrease HR
ABCD, only atropine increases HR
A: atropine, adenosine
B: beta blocker (lol)
C: calcium channel blockers
D: digoxin
Give Atropine when low O2 to brain: confusion, irritation, agitation, pale, cool, clammy
Drugs that lower HR and stabilize ventricular rhythm, given during Arrhythmias
LAP
L: lidocaine
A: amiodarone
P: procainamide
Drugs that decrease BP
ABCD
A:aces (-prils) and arbs (-sartan)
B: beta blockers, (-lol)
C: calcium channel blockers
D:diuretics, dilators
Digoxin toxicity side effects
More than 2.0
Vision changes, dizziness
Whats do ACEs and ARBs affect
Aces: -pril
ARBS: -sartan
-decrease BP, not HR
-avoid in pregnant client
-Drugs increase k, avoid high K food
Beta blocker s+s and who to avoid
-lol
- decrease BP AND HR
-can cause bradycardia and breathing problems, brochospams
- avoid for clients with COPD and asthma
- hold for bad or worsening HF, new fluid, crackles, rapid weight gain
Calcium channel blockers names and what it does
-calms the heart
- decrease BP and HR
-cardizem (zen)
-verapamil (calm and chill)
- nifedipine ( decline)
What do diuretics do, types of diuretics, safety
-dry out body
-decrease BP
-K sparing (-actone), K wasters (-ide)
-get up slowly
-give in morning ( so not getting up at night)
-daily weight for HF pt
Diuretics K waster names, what to monitor
-ide
-furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide
- monitor for low K, put on cardiac monitoring
- eat leafy greens and fruit
Diuretics K sparing names, what to monitor
-actone
-spironolactone
-monitor for high K
-looks for peak T waves, ST elevation
-put on cardiac monitoring
- avoid K foods
Dialators names, function, what to avoid
-decreases BP, vasodilators
- nitroglycerine, nitroprusside, isosorbribe
-ooopen up blood vessels
- don’t take sildenafil (-fil) (viagra) with nitro, drops BP too low
