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if a patient is taking for a long time and developed decreased HR, BP of 88/50, is cold and tired.. what would you suspect they may have
Hypothyroidism (which slows everything down)
Natrecor or Nesiritide should not be administered if
the patients systolic pressure is less than 90
What is a human B Natriuretic Peptide medication and what is it used for
Natrecor/ Nesiritide is used for acute heart failure, fluid overload and pressure overload; it is a vasodilator that reduced cardiac preload and afterload,
Name a Cardiotonic Ionotropic Agent and what its used fro
Primacor (Milrinone Lactate) and it is administered for short term a management acute to sever HF and those who do NOT respond to digoxin
Diretics decrease what?
Blood volume and cardiac output
This diuretic has a ceiling effect
Thiazide Diruetic
Those who are taking Thiazide Diuretics with hepatic impairment are at risk for
hypokalemia and hypochloremia alkalosis
An adverse effect of a Loop Diuretic
hyponatremia, hypokalemia, ototoxicity
an adverse effect of spironolactone
gynecomastia, deep voice,
This drug increases the half life of digoxin, making it more toxic
Potassium Sparing—spironolactone
Atorvastatin has adverse effects of:
muscle aching and weakness, Rhabdomyolosis
what should you avoid when taking statins
grapefruit juice :(
amiodarone
slows the repolarization, used for life threatening tachydysrhythmias in both ventricular and atrial.
Calcium 3 potassium channel blocker
magnesium sulfate manages what?
severe tachydysrhythmias including torsades de pointes.
MANAGES DIGITALIS INDUCED DYSRHYTHMIAS
when using lidocaine, it is important to reduce the drug dosage in what sided heart failure patients
RIGHT
