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Digoxin heart medication for congestive heart failure, have to check pulse before you give, if less than 60 do NOT give, tell your Nurse because it will lower pulse rate lasix for edema, hypertension, removes fluids from the Body. Check blood pressure before you give, resident may be dizzy; will need potassium replacement 00:00 01:38 potassium element for the Heart, as well as Magnessuim and sodium. Lasix will remove potassium from the body so need to replace. if not replaced it can cause symptoms of cramping or irregular heart beat coumadin blood thinner for residents that have tendency for blood clots. antidote is vitamin K. you have to check pt/ inr level antacids pepcid stimulants speed up brain activities example: Ritalin Antidepressants paxil, Zoloft, wllbutrin, Elavil, trazodone,effexor Narcotics Vicodin, Percodan, oxycocodone, morphine, Demerol, fentanyl patch, dilaudid anticonvulsants Dilantin, valproic acid, Depakote, phenobarbital, Neurontin, mysoline antiparkinson levodopa carbidopa (sinemet), cogentin antianxiaty Xanax, valium, Ativan, librium antipsychotic mellaril, Haldol, risperdal lithium (increase salt in diet) synthroid hypothroidism diabetes (hyperglycemia) Glucophage (metformin), glyburide, glucotrol glaucoma to deacrease intraocular pressure -- beetagan, truspot