Comprehensive Pharmacology and Cardiac Failure
Nursing Care – Questions With Complete Solutions
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Take on empty stomach in the morning; Separate calcium and iron by ≥4 hours;
Lifelong therapy
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1 Caution with calcium meds 2 Heparin
3 Simvastatin 4 Digoxin therapeutic range
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Terms in this set (77)
Heparin Anticoagulant (prevents/treats blood clots)
aPTT Goal: 1.5-2× control or 60-80 seconds
Protamine sulfate Antidote for Heparin
, Digoxin Cardiac glycoside (treats heart failure & atrial
fibrillation)
Digoxin therapeutic range 0.5-2.0 ng/mL
Heart rate Hold Digoxin if HR < 60 bpm
Digoxin toxicity signs Nausea, vomiting, yellow or blurred vision
Celecoxib NSAID (treats pain, arthritis, dysmenorrhea)
Nifedipine Calcium channel blocker (treats hypertension,
angina)
Nifedipine key teaching Avoid grapefruit juice
Clopidogrel Antiplatelet (prevents blood clots, reduces risk of
stroke/MI)
Clopidogrel monitoring Monitor for bleeding (gums, stool, bruising)
Simvastatin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (lowers cholesterol)
Simvastatin key teaching Take at bedtime
Glipizide Oral hypoglycemic (type 2 diabetes mellitus)
Glipizide administration Take 30 minutes before meals
Warfarin Anticoagulant (prevents/treats blood clots)
Warfarin INR therapeutic range 2-3
Nursing Care – Questions With Complete Solutions
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Practice questions for this set
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Take on empty stomach in the morning; Separate calcium and iron by ≥4 hours;
Lifelong therapy
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1 Caution with calcium meds 2 Heparin
3 Simvastatin 4 Digoxin therapeutic range
Don't know?
Terms in this set (77)
Heparin Anticoagulant (prevents/treats blood clots)
aPTT Goal: 1.5-2× control or 60-80 seconds
Protamine sulfate Antidote for Heparin
, Digoxin Cardiac glycoside (treats heart failure & atrial
fibrillation)
Digoxin therapeutic range 0.5-2.0 ng/mL
Heart rate Hold Digoxin if HR < 60 bpm
Digoxin toxicity signs Nausea, vomiting, yellow or blurred vision
Celecoxib NSAID (treats pain, arthritis, dysmenorrhea)
Nifedipine Calcium channel blocker (treats hypertension,
angina)
Nifedipine key teaching Avoid grapefruit juice
Clopidogrel Antiplatelet (prevents blood clots, reduces risk of
stroke/MI)
Clopidogrel monitoring Monitor for bleeding (gums, stool, bruising)
Simvastatin HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor (lowers cholesterol)
Simvastatin key teaching Take at bedtime
Glipizide Oral hypoglycemic (type 2 diabetes mellitus)
Glipizide administration Take 30 minutes before meals
Warfarin Anticoagulant (prevents/treats blood clots)
Warfarin INR therapeutic range 2-3
