This document summarizes information about the drug Isosorbide dinitrate including its mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, side effects, and nursing responsibilities. Isosorbide dinitrate relaxes blood vessels to reduce blood pressure and oxygen demand on the heart, making it useful for treating angina. It should not be used in people with allergies to nitrates or severe medical conditions. Common side effects include headaches and low blood pressure when changing positions. Nurses should assess patients' medical history and vital signs, ensure proper administration, and monitor for worsening symptoms or tolerance issues.
This document summarizes information about the drug Isosorbide dinitrate including its mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, side effects, and nursing responsibilities. Isosorbide dinitrate relaxes blood vessels to reduce blood pressure and oxygen demand on the heart, making it useful for treating angina. It should not be used in people with allergies to nitrates or severe medical conditions. Common side effects include headaches and low blood pressure when changing positions. Nurses should assess patients' medical history and vital signs, ensure proper administration, and monitor for worsening symptoms or tolerance issues.
This document summarizes information about the drug Isosorbide dinitrate including its mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, side effects, and nursing responsibilities. Isosorbide dinitrate relaxes blood vessels to reduce blood pressure and oxygen demand on the heart, making it useful for treating angina. It should not be used in people with allergies to nitrates or severe medical conditions. Common side effects include headaches and low blood pressure when changing positions. Nurses should assess patients' medical history and vital signs, ensure proper administration, and monitor for worsening symptoms or tolerance issues.
This document summarizes information about the drug Isosorbide dinitrate including its mechanism of action, indications, contraindications, side effects, and nursing responsibilities. Isosorbide dinitrate relaxes blood vessels to reduce blood pressure and oxygen demand on the heart, making it useful for treating angina. It should not be used in people with allergies to nitrates or severe medical conditions. Common side effects include headaches and low blood pressure when changing positions. Nurses should assess patients' medical history and vital signs, ensure proper administration, and monitor for worsening symptoms or tolerance issues.
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Mechanism of Nursing
Name of Drug Indication Contraindication Side Effect
Actions responsibilities Generic Name: Isosorbide dinitrate It relaxes vascular Dinitrate: Treatment Contraindicated with Frequent: Assessment: smooth muscle with and prevention of allergy to nitrates, Headache, >History: Allergy to Brand Name: a resultant decrease angina pectoris severe anemia, head Dizziness, Weakness, nitrates, severe Isoket in venous return and trauma, cerebral Nausea, Flushing, a anemia, GI decrease in arterial hemorrhage, drop in blood hypermobility, head Classification: BP, which reduces hypertrophic pressure that occurs trauma, cerebral Antianginal left ventricular cardiomyopathy, when moving from a hemorrhage, workload and narrow-angle lying down or sitting hypertrophic Dosage: decreases myocardial glaucoma, postdural position to sitting or cardiomyopathy, Injection: 0.5 mg/ml oxygen hypotension standing, which pregnancy, lactation consumption. results in dizziness Physical: Skin color, Route: Use cautiously with and lightheadedness T, lesions; I.V pregnancy, lactation, (postural orientation, reflexes, acute MI, CHF. hypotension), affect; P, BP, Increased heart rate orthostatic BP, (tachycardia), baseline ECG, Decreased heart rate peripheral perfusion; (bradycardia), R, adventitious Allergic skin sounds; liver reactions, Fainting. evaluation, normal output; CBC, Hgb
> Give sublingual
preparations under the tongue or in the buccal pouch; discourage the patient from swallowing. >Create a nitrate-free period to minimize tolerance. > Keep life support equipment readily available if overdose occurs or cardiac condition worsens. > Gradually reduce dose if anginal treatment is being terminated; rapid discontinuation can lead to problems of withdrawal.
