Metoprolol Nursing Considerations and Patient Teaching [Drug Guide]

Metoprolol Nursing Considerations and
Patient Teaching [Drug Guide]
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oBmetoprololBBnursingBconsiderationsBandBcoverBeverythingBfromBitsBusesBtoBadministr
ationBandBsideBeffects.

WhatBisBMetoprolol?

MetoprololBisBaBprescriptionBmedicationBusedBtoBtreatBconditionsBlikeBhighBbloodBpres
sureB(hypertension),Bangina,BandBheartBfailure.BItBisBaBbeta-
blocker,BaBtypeBofBdrugBthatBworksBbyBblockingBtheBeffectsBofBadrenalineBandBreducin
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releaseBtablets,BandBoralBsolutions.BInBthisBarticle,BweBwillBdelveBintoBtheBvariousBuses
,Bbenefits,BandBpotentialBsideBeffectsBofBMetoprolol.B

Health

GenericBName

• metoprololBtartrateB(Lopressor)

• metoprololBsuccinateB(Toprol-XL)

,BrandBNames

MetoprololBisBavailableBunderBvariousBbrandBnamesBincluding:

• Lopresor

• LopresorBSR

• Lopressor

• Toprol-XL

• Betaloc

• KapspargoBSprinkle

• Beloc

• Seloken

DrugBClassificationBofBMetoprolol

TheBdrugBclassificationBofBmetoprololBis:

Therapeutic

• antianginals,Bantihypertensives

Pharmacologic

• beta-blockers

IndicationsBandBTherapeuticBEffects

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monBusesBofBthisBmedicationBinclude:B

Drugs&BMedications

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sure.BThisBmedicationBworksBbyBreducingBtheBamountBofBworkBtheBheartBhasBt
oBdoBandBrelaxingBtheBbloodBvessels,BwhichBinBturnBreducesBtheBpressureBinBt
heBvessels.

• AnginaBpectoris.BAnginaBisBaBtypeBofBchestBpainBthatBisBcausedBbyBreducedBbl
oodBflowBtoBtheBheart.BMetoprololBisBusedBtoBtreatBanginaBbyBreducingBtheBw
orkloadBonBtheBheartBandBimprovingBbloodBflow.

• HeartBfailure.BHeartBfailureBoccursBwhenBtheBheartBisBunableBtoBpumpBenough
BbloodBtoBmeetBtheBbody’sBneeds.BMetoprololBisBusedBtoBtreatBheartBfailureBb
yBreducingBtheBworkloadBonBtheBheartBandBimprovingBbloodBflow.

, • AtrialBfibrillation.BAtrialBfibrillationBisBaBtypeBofBirregularBheartbeatBthatBcanBca
useBpalpitationsBandBshortnessBofBbreath.BMetoprololBisBusedBtoBtreatBatrialBfib
rillationBbyBslowingBtheBheartBrateBandBreducingBtheBriskBofBbloodBclots.

• MyocardialBinfarctionBprevention.BMetoprololBisBtypicallyBprescribedBtoBpeopleB
whoBhaveBaBhistoryBofBheartBdiseases,BsuchBasBheartBattacks,BanginaB(chestBpai
n),BorBheartBfailure,BtoBhelpBpreventBfurtherBepisodesBofBmyocardialBinfarction.

UnlabeledBUse:

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mentBofBsupraventricularBtachycardia.BItBisBtypicallyBprescribedBtoBpeopleBwhoB
haveBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBtachycardiaBandBareBexperiencingBsymptomsBsuchBas
BrapidBorBirregularBheartbeat,BchestBpain,BshortnessBofBbreath,Blightheadedness,
BorBdizziness.

• MigraineBprophylaxis.BMetoprololBworksBbyBblockingBtheBeffectsBofBadrenalineB
andBotherBstressBhormonesBonBtheBbody.BThisBcanBhelpBtoBreduceBtheBfrequen
cyBandBseverityBofBmigraines,BasBstressBisBaBcommonBtriggerBforBtheseBheadach
es.

• Tremors.BMetoprololBisBtypicallyBprescribedBtoBpeopleBwhoBhaveBmoderateBtoBs
evereBtremorsBthatBareBaffectingBtheirBqualityBofBlife.BItBmayBbeBusedBaloneBor
BinBcombinationBwithBotherBmedicationsBforBtremorBcontrol.

• AggressiveBbehavior.BAggressiveBbehaviorBcanBbeBaBcomplexBandBchallengingBis
sue,BoftenBstemmingBfromBunderlyingBmentalBhealthBconditionsBorBneurological
Bdisorders.BInBsomeBcases,Bbeta-
blockerBmedicationsBlikeBmetoprololBmayBbeBusedBasBpartBofBaBcomprehensiveB
treatmentBplanBtoBhelpBmanageBaggressiveBbehavior.BItBcanBhelpBreduceBtheBfr
equencyBandBseverityBofBaggressiveBbehavior,BasBstressBcanBsometimesBtriggerBt
hisBtypeBofBbehavior.

• Anxiety.BMetoprololBcanBhelpBtoBreduceBfeelingsBofBanxiety,BasBstressBandBanxi
etyBareBoftenBinterconnected.BWhileBthereBareBmanyBeffectiveBtreatmentsBavaila
ble,BsomeBpeopleBmayBfindBthatBbeta-
blockerBmedicationsBlikeBmetoprololBcanBhelpBtoBreduceBsymptomsBofBanxiety.

MechanismBofBAction

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oleBofBadrenalineBandBnoradrenalineBinBtheBbody.BTheseBhormonesBareBproducedBbyBt
heBadrenalBglandsBandBareBresponsibleBforBincreasingBtheBheartBrateBandBbloodBpress
ureBinBresponseBtoBstressBorBphysicalBactivity.