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Cardiovascular
Heart and Cholesterol
Question | Answer |
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What is the purpose of heparin, lovenox, coumadin and other anticoagulant medications? | To inhibits the formation of additional clots. |
Why should patients not take an ACE inhibitor with digoxin? What does ACE inhibitors end in? | Because they can cause dig toxicity. They are known as the "pril" medications |
Why should patients avoid alcohol while taking hyperstensive medicatications? | Alcohol can increase the hypotensive state. Because the medications already lowers the pt blood pressure, alcohol can relax the pt and lower it even more. |
What are some side effects of calicum channel blockers such as diltiazem? | Peripherial edema and bradycardia |
What does alteplase do? | It is a thrombolytic and helps to dissolve blood clots. |
What are some examples or loop diurectics? | Lasix, bumex, and toresmide. They end in "mide." |
What are some foods that are high in potassium that should be avoided while taking a potassium sparing diurectic? | Bananas, orange juice, raisins, prunes, green leafy veggies |
What is the purpose of ACE inhibitor medications? | Inhibits the transformation of angiotensin I to angiotensin II. |
When taking the medication cholestyramine (Prevalite/Questran) the nurse should include what in the teaching? | Take medication one hour before meals. |
The nurse should monitor what signs and symptoms in patients taking beta blockers. | Heart rate and blood pressure. They end in "olol." |
Indications for the nurse to administer heparin include what? | Diagnosis and treatment of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), prevention and treatment of venous thrombosis, prevention and treatment of pulmonary emboli, treatment of atrial fibrillation with embolization. |
What is the purpose of the "statin" medications for cholesterol? | Inhibit the production of cholesterol. |
What is the antidote for coumadin? | Vitamin K |
The borderline hypertensive patient should take what actions? | Decrease salt in take and lose weight. |
The patient is taking an ACE inhibitor and aldactone. What should the nurse monitor for? | Hyperkalemia |
What drug classification will treat hypertension and myocardial oxygen consumption? | Calicum channel blockers |
The nurse understands that the patient receiving nitroprusside (Nipride) drip should receive the medication over what time frame. | The maximum dose should be given over 10 minutes. |
Why are Asians started on a lower dose of beta blockers? | Because it takes longer for their body to metabolize and excrete the medication. |
Wishing you the best in your future endeavors | You Got This! |