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patient education

pharmacology exam 2

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do not drink alcohol or take viagra, keep away from sun and change every 6 months, do not chew or swallow organic nitrates/nitroglycerin
keep record of attacks, change position slowly, call if SOB, weight gain or low HR, avoid grapefruit juice calcium channel blocker/cardizem
use electric razor, bleeding risk, report red/black stool/urine, do not use any OTC without dr approval, wear id bracelet parenteral anti-coagulant/heparin
do not take aspirin without dr approval or OTC's, usual length of therapy is 7-10 days, bleeding risk LMWH anti-coagulant/lovenox
take exactly as directed, avoid alcohol and drastic dietary changes, no OTC or changing brand oral anti-coagulant/coumadin
may take longer to stop bleeding, report any unusual bleeding, inform drs before any surgery anti-platelet/plavix
frequent visits to dr for lab work, high risk of bleeding thrombolytic agent/altepase
follow special diet, periodic lab work, do not take OTC's or drink grapefruit juice statin therapy/lipitor
expect high urine output, eat foods high in potassium, avoid the sun loop diuretic/lasix
expect high urine output, theraputic effect can take days, avoid potassium food potassium sparing diuretic/aldactone
increase potassium rich foods thiazide diuretic/diruil
rise slowly, may take several weeks to take effect, lower alcohol intake, do not skip dose may cause rebound ACE inhibitor/enalapril
do not stop abruptly, compliance is essential, rise slowly, restrict salt and alcohol, avoid skilled tasks beta blocker/atenolol
rise slowly, avoid alcohol, avoid grapefruit, contact dr if dizzy, nausea, palpatations or SOB calcium channel blocker/procardia
stress follow up blood work, teach pt how to take apical pulse, make sure pt has understanding of signs of toxicity, do not skip dose or increase cardiac glycoside/digoxin
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