CARDIO DRUGS Flashcards
Make heart beat slower but stronger
+ Improve pumping ability of heart
+ Increase force of heart’s contraction
+ Decrease rate of contraction
+ Increases cardiac output
CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES
Digoxin
Digitoxin
USED FOR?
Congestive Heart Failure
Atrial flutter, Atrial fibrillation
CI FOR CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES
Ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular fibrillation
Second and third degree heart block
Vision changes in client w too much digoxin
yellow-green halos
Before giving glycosides, check apical pulse and heart rhythm. Report if
<60 bpm (adult)
<90 bpm (infants)
Therapeutic range of DIGOZXIN
0.5 to 2.0 mg/mL
Antidote for Digoxin tocicity
DIGOXIN IMMUNE FAB (Digibind)
Daily weights: Report increase of?
2 pounds
Dilate peripheral blood vessels
+ Prevent hypertension
ANTI-HYPERTENSIVES
Captopril
Enalapril
Angiotensin-converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE-I)
Losartan
Telmisartan
Irbesartan
Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)
Verapamil
Diltiazem
Nifedipine
Nicardipine
Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB)
Hydralazine hydrochloride
Reserpine
Prazosin hydrochloride
Methyldopa
Clonidine
OTHERS
Encourage intake of foods high in
Vitamin B
___ is able to break down clots
Plasmin
Binds with plasminogen to dissolve thrombi (clots) in coronary arteries
THROMBOLYTICS
Streptokinase
Urokinase
THROMBOLYTICS
THROMBOLYTICS used for
MI, DVT, Pulmonary emboli
3 things to monitor of thrombolytics administration
bleeding times, coagulation studies, allergic reactions
Antidote for thrombolytics
Aminocaproic acid
Lower LDL levels by reducing the synthesis of cholesterol and/or triglycerides
ANTI-LIPIDEMIC
Atorvastatin
Simvastatin
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Colestipol
Cholestyramine
Bile Acid Sequestrants
2 things to monitor on anti-lipidemic administration
cholesterol levels,
liver function test