Drugs indication + SE Flashcards
Dobutamine/Dobutrex
Short-term management of heart failure
SE:
Severe tachycardia
Severe Hypertension
Isosorbide Dinitrate/Isordil
Angina Pectoris
SE:
Headache
Blurred vision
Atorvastatin/Lipitor
Lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels
SE:
Headache
Myalgia (pain in the muscle)
Heprinex/Heparin
Treat & Prevent Blood Clots (Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism & Peripheral Arterial Embolism
SE:
Easily bruised
Increased liver enzymes
Enoxparin/Lovenox
Prevent DVT
Treatment of Acute coronary syndrome
SE:
Nausea
Peripheral Edema
Nicardipine/Cardene IV
Hypertension
SE:
Hypotension
Headache
Furosemide/Lasix
Congestive Heart Failure
SE:
Hypokalemia
Hyponatremia
Erythropoietin/Epoetin Alfa
Anemia on Chronic Renal Failure
SE:
Fever
Diarrhea
Calcium Gluconate/Kalcinate
Hypocalcemia
Cardiotoxicity due to hyperkalemia or hypermagnesemia
SE:
Bradycardia
Nausea
Sodium Bicarbonate/Solumate
Metabolic Acidosis
Hyperkalemia
Overdose Aspirin
SE:
Headache
Blurred Vision
Potassium Chloride/Elin Potassium Chloride
Hypokalemia/potassium deficit secondary to severe vomiting, diarrhea, or use of diuretics
SE:
Bradycardia
Hypotension
Morphine Sulfate/Morin
Pain relief
SE:
Respiratory depression
Vasodilation (vs up)
Carvedilol/Coreg
Hypertension
Post MI
SE:
bradycardia
hypotension
Metoprolol/Lopressor
mild to severe hypertension
SE:
Dizziness
Fatigue
Hypotension
Captopril/Capoten
Hypertension
post MI
Congestive Heart Failure
SE:
Slight tachycardia
Hypotension
Clonidine/Catapres
Hypertension
SE:
hypotension
peripheral edema
sedation
Enalapril/Vasotec
hypertension
CHF
SE:
hypotension
fatigue
Spironolactone/Aldactone
hypertension
edema
aldosteronism
SE:
increased urination
hyperkalemia
Phenytoin/Dilantin
treatment or prevention of seizures
SE:
Drowsiness
bradycardia
hypotension
Valproic Acid/Depacon
seizure management
mania
migraine headaches
SE:
sedation
nausea and vomiting
Human Albumin/Albuminar
Hypovolemia
Hypoalbuminemia
Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
Burns
Pancreatitis
Trauma
SE:
Tachycardia
Swelling