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CMO & HF MEDS (EXAM 2) Flashcards

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GOALS FOR TREATMENT

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DECREASE AFTERLOAD, PRELOAD
INCREASE CONTRACTILITY

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CAUSES AND S/E OF DIGOXIN (TOXIC?)

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CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE
CHRONIC HF WITH SINUS RHYTHM AND AFIB

ANOREXIA, NAUSEA, VISUAL DISTURBANCES, BRADYCARDIA (NO P WAVE), FATIGUE, MENTAL, MONITOR APICAL PULSE

DECREASES DYSPNEA
REDUCES EXACERBATIONS OF HF
INCREASE CONTRACTILITY
REDUCE HR
SLOW CONDUCTION
DECREASE SNS, INCREASE PNS

ANTACIDS INTERFERE WITH ABSORPTION

TOXIC LEVELS=HYPOKALEMIA!!!!!!

OLDER ADULTS= DECREASED RENAL EXCRETION

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WHAT IS USED FOR CHRONIC HF

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LOW DOSE BETA BLOCKERS

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