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Aminophyline Increases the PO Chronic ‡ Hypersensitivity to Nausea, Nursing ‡ Caution

level of cAMP bronchospasm xanthine compounds or vomiting, Considerations: patient to
Brand Name: resulting in as hydrate ethylenediamine abdominal avoid driving
Pharmawealth/Atlantic, bronchodilation ‡ GI disease pain, 1. Doses should be and other
Aminophylline amp, ‡ Seizure disorders diarrhea, calculated based on hazardous
Theofil amp headache, ideal body weight activities
insomnia, 2. Do not exceed 25 until he
dizziness, mg/min knows how
anxiety, (Aminophylline) drug affects
restlessness; (1500ml/hr) concentration
tremor, 3. Monitor HR, BP, and alertness.
palpitations. RR ‡ Tell patient
4. IV administration to minimize
Potentially can cause burning GI upset by
Fatal: 5. Propranolol may eating small,
Convulsions, cause Bronchospasms frequent
cardiac 6. Monitor serum servings of
arrhythmias, levels (Therapeutic = food and
hypotension 10 ± 15 mcg/ml) drinking
and sudden plenty of
death after fluids.
too rapid IV ‡ If patient
injection. smokes, tell
him to notify
prescriber if
he stops
smoking;
dosage may
need to be
adjusted.
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Generic Stimulates Indications: Contraindicate in patients nervousness, Monitor V/S. and Instruct patient
Name: beta receptors with angle-closure tremor, check for cardiac to take
epinephrine in lung. 1. Asthma glaucoma, shock (other vertigo, pain, dysrhythmias medication
2. Bronchitis than anaphylactic shock), widened exactly as
Brand Relaxes 3. Emphysema organic brain damage, pulse Drug increases rigidity directed. If on a
Name: bronchial 4. For cardiac dilation, pressure, and tremor in patients scheduled
Injection, smooth symptomatic arrhythmias, coronary hypertension with Parkinson¶s dosing regimen,
OTC nasal muscle. bradycardia. insufficiency, or cerebral nausea disease take a missed
solution: 5. Relief of arteriosclerosis. Also ‡ Epinephrine therapy dose as soon as
Adrenalin Increases bronchospasm contraindicated in patient interferes with tests for possible; space
Chloride vital capacity occurring receiving general urinary catecholamine remaining
during anesthesia with ‡ Avoid IM use of doses at regular
Ophthalmic Decreases anesthesia halogenated hydrocarbons parenteral suspension intervals. Do
solution: airway 6. Exercised- or cyclopropane and in into buttocks. Gas not double
Epifrin, resistance. induced patients in labor (may gangrene may occur doses. Caution
Glaucon bronchospasm delay second stage) ‡Massage site after IM patient not to
Classification: injection to counteract exceed
Beta2 possible recommended
Adrenergic vasoconstriction. dose; may
Agonists ‡ Observe patient cause adverse
closely for adverse effects,
reactions. Notify doctor paradoxical
if adverse reaction bronchospasm,
develop or loss of
‡ If blood pressure effectiveness of
increases sharply, medication
rapid-acting
vasodilators such as
nitrates or alpha
blockers can be given
to counteract
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Atropine Competitive R Antisialagogue RContraindicated with Blurred R Ensure adequate RAdvise

ly blocks the for preanesthetic glaucoma; adhesions vision, hydration; provide patient to
Parenteral effects of medication to between iris and mydriasis, environmental take as
and oral acetylcho- prevent or lens; stenosing Dry mouth, control prescribed,
preparations: line at reduce peptic ulcer; altered taste (temperature) to 30 mins
AtroPen, muscarinic respiratory tract pyloroduodenal perception, prevent before
Minims cholinergic secretions obstruction; nausea, hyperpyrexia. meals; avoid
(CAN), Sal- receptors R Treatment of paralytic ileus; vomiting, R Have patient void excessive
Tropine that mediate parkinsonism; intestinal atony; dysphagia, before taking dosage.
the effects relieves tremor severe ulcerative heartburn. medication if RAvoid hot
Ophthalmic of and rigidity colitis; toxic urinary retention is environment
solution: parasympa- R Relief of megacolon; a problem. ; you will be
Atropine thetic post - bradycardia and symptomatic heat
Sulfate ganglionic syncope due to prostatic intolerant,
S.O.P., impulses, hyperactive hypertrophy; bladder and
Atropisol, depressing carotid sinus neck obstruction; dangerous
Isopto salivary and reflex bronchial asthma; reaction may
Atropine bronchial COPD; cardiac occur.
Ophthalmic secretions. arrhythmias;
tachycardia;
myocardial
ischemia; impaired
metabolic, liver, or
kidney function;
myasthenia gravis.
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Captropril Blocks ACE RTreatment of ‡ Contraindicated with R p

  R Allergy to Report
from converting hypertension allergy to captopril, angina pectoris, captopril, history mouth
Apo-Capto angiotensin I to alone or in history of angiodema.  Raynaud's of angioedema, sores; sore
(CAN), angiotensin II, a combination ‡ Use cautiously with syndrome, impaired renal throat,
Capoten, powerful with impaired renal function; CHF, function, CHF, fever,
Gen- vasoconstrictor, thiazide-type CHF; salt or volume hypotension in salt or volume
chills;
Captopril leading to diuretics depletion, lactation, salt- or volume- depletion,
(CAN), decreased blood pregnancy depleted pregnancy, swelling of
RTreatment of
Novo- pressure, CHF in patients lactation the hands,
Captopril decreased patients R ‘ 
 R  Skin feet;
(CAN), Nu- aldosterone unresponsive pemphigoid- color, lesions, irregular
Capto (CAN secretion, a small to like reaction, turgor; T; P, BP, heartbeat,
increase in serum conventional scalded mouth peripheral chest pains;
potassium levels, therapy; used sensation, perfusion; swelling of
and sodium and with exfoliative mucous the face,
fluid loss; diuretics and dermatitis, membranes, eyes, lips,
increased digitalis photosensitivity bowel sounds, tongue,
prostaglandin RTreatment of , alopecia liver evaluation;
synthesis also
difficulty
diabetic urinalysis, renal
may be involved breathing.
nephropathy and liver function
in the RTreatment of tests, CBC and
antihypertensive left differential
action. ventricular
dysfunction
after MI

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Hydralazine Hydralazine is a Hypertension, Drug-drug: CNS: dizziness, > Assess patient for ‡Instruct
direct-acting heart failure, > antihypertensives, drowsiness, hypersensititvity to patient to
vasodilator eclampsia nitrates: additive headache, drug and any of its immediately
which acts hypotension peripheral neuritis components report fever,
predominantly > beta-adrenergic > use cautiously for muscle and
on the blockers: decreased risk CV: tachycardia, patients with hepatic, joint aches, or
arterioles. It of hydralazine-induced angina, orthostatic and renal impairment, sore throat.
reduces BP and tachycardia hypotension, and breastfeeding ‡ Tell patient to
peripheral > epinephrine: reduced arrhythmias mothers. report chest
resistance but pressor response to > tell patient to take pain or
produces fluid epinephrine EENT: tablets with food numbness or
retention. > metropolol, propanolol: lacrimation, > assess for the tingling of
Hydralazine increased blood levels of nassal congestion baseline vital signs hands or feet.
tends to both drugs > observe the 15 rights
improve renal > MAOI: increased GI: nausea, in drug administration.
and cerebral hypotension vomiting,
blood flow and > NSAID: decreased diarrhea,
its effect on hypertensive response constipation,
diastolic Drug-diagnostic tests: anorexia
pressure is
more marked metabolic: sodium
than on systolic retention
pressure. musculoskeletal:
joint pain, arthritis

Skin: rash,
blisters, fever,
lymphadenopathy,
edema, lupuslike
syndrome
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Chlorphenamine