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CMA
Cardiovasular System Drugs
22
Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/12/2008

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Term
Lanoxin
Definition
Control the ventricular rate in atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter and atrial tacycardia
Term
side effects of Lanoxin
Definition
Present with toxic blood levels
Term
Norpace
Definition
life threatening and symptomatic non-life threatening arrhythmias
Term
procainamide (Pronestyl)
Definition
life threatening and symptomatic non-life threatening arrhythmias
Term
nursing considerations for Norpace, procainamide (Pronestyl)
Definition
monitor pulse and blood pressure before administering and hold if there are significant changes
Term
propranolol (Inderal)
Definition
sinus tachycardia, atrial fibrillation or flutter, ventricular arrhythmias
Term
nursing Considerations Antiarrhythmic Class 3
Definition
concurrent use with digoxin may increase digoxin levels and worsen arrhythmias, concurrent use with procainamide or quinidine may worsen hypotension
Term
Nursing considerations for Verapamil
Definition
concurrent use with digoxin may incrase digoxin level
Term
Lotensin
Definition
Hypertension
Term
Capoten
Definition
hypertension
Term
Monopril
Definition
hypertension
Term
lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril)
Definition
hypertension
Term
Nursing considerations Lotension, Capoten, Monopril, lisnopirl (prinivil, Zestril)
Definition
blood pressure weekly
Term
Norvasc
Definition
mild hypertension
Term
Cardizem
Definition
mild hypertension
Term
DynaCirc
Definition
Mild hypertension
Term

nursing considerations for

Norvasc, Cardizem, DynaCirc

Definition
Blood pressure and pulse befor administering
Term

nitroglycerin

(NTG, Nitro-Bid, Nitro-Dur, Nitrostat, Nitro Transderm) 

Definition
 chronic stable angina pectoris, prophylaxis of angina pain
Term
Side effects of Nitroglycerin
Definition

usually due to systemic effects

(headace, flushing, dizziness, postural hypotension  

Term
cardizem
Definition
stable and unstable angina pectoris
Term
Verapamil
Definition
stable and unstable angina pectoris
Term
Nursing considerations for Cardizem and verapamil
Definition
pulse and blood pressure prior to administering hold if systolic is less th 90 or heart rate less then 60
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