NURS 422 JIT Cardiac Medications Test With Solution

NURS 422 JIT Cardiac Medications Test
With Solution


Albumin (Albutein 25%) class/dose - ANSWER Plasma volume expander;
2-4ml/min. Use cautiously with HF, renal insufficiency, pulmonary edema




Amiodarone (Cordarone) class/dose - ANSWER Antiarrhythmic (Class III);
800-1600mg/day.




Amiodarone SE - ANSWER ARDS, pulmonary fibrosis & toxicity, CHF,
worsening arrhythmias, ↓HR & BP

IV: Dizziness, fatigue, malaise, corneal microdeposits




Amlodipine (Norvasc) class/dose - ANSWER Calcium channel blocker;
5-10mg/day




Amlodipine SE - ANSWER HA, peripheral edema, caution with hepatic
impairment




Apixaban (Eliquis) class/dose - ANSWER Anticoagulant; 2.5-10mg/day

, Apixaban SE - ANSWER Severe bleeding, rash, hypersensitivity




Aspirin (ASA) c/d - ANSWER Antipyretic, nonopioid analgesic; 80-325mg/day




Aspirin SE - ANSWER History GI bleed, ulcer, EtoH, CRD or asthma, N/V, SJS,
laryngeal edema, tinnitus, anaphylaxis




Atorvastatin (Lipitor) c/d - ANSWER HmG-CoA reductase inhibitor; 10-20
mg/day




Atorvastatin SE - ANSWER Abdominal cramps, constipation, diarrhea, flatus,
heartburn, rashes, rhabdomyolysis




Atropine (Atro-Pen) c/d - ANSWER Antidysrhythmic; 0.5-10mg q3-5minutes




Atropine SE - ANSWER Tachycardia, bradycardia




Carvedilol (Coreg) c/d - ANSWER Beta blocker; 6.25mg/day




Carvedilol SE - ANSWER Dizziness, fatigue, weakness, ↓HR, CHF, pulmonary
edema, diarrhea, ED, SJS, ↓BS, anaphylaxis