BENZOTHIAZEPINE: Diltiazem Drug Study and Nursing Interventions
BENZOTHIAZEPINE: DILTIAZEM
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Diltiazem is less potent calcium channel blockers than verapamil and dihydrpyridines. It belongs to the benzothiazepine group of calcium channel blockers. Diltiazem...
Antidepressants – List, Drug Study & Nursing Considerations
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Major depression and anxiety is the most common psychiatric disorder. At any given moment 3-5% of the population is depressed. The symptoms of...
Diuretics: Nursing Implications & Drug Study
Diuretics Nursing Care and Drug Study
Diuretics
Diuretic is an agent that increases urine volume, while a ‘natriuretic’ causes increase in renal sodium excretion. It is a...
Potassium sparing diuretics Nursing Implications and Drug Study
Potassium sparing diuretics Nursing Implications and Drug Study
POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETICS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Potassium sparing diuretics caused diuresis without loss of potassium unlike other diuretics. They are...
PHENYLALKYLAMINE: Verapamil Drug Study and Nursing Interventions
PHENYLALKYLAMINE: VERAPAMIL
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Verapamil is the first clinically available Calcium channel blocker. It is it is an alkaloid vasodilator. Verapamil is less potent calcium channel...
Loop diuretics Nursing implications & Drug Study
Loop diuretics Nursing Considerations, Implications & Drug Study
LOOP DIURETICS
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Loop diuretics are the most efficacious diuretics agents available because diuretic effects of loop diuretics...
Hydralazine – Drug Study & Nursing Implications
HYDRALAZINE: ARTERIAL VASODILATOR
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Hydralazine is a hydrazine derivatives and is a direct acting vasodilator. It dilates arterioles but not veins. Hydralazine is effectively...
Vasodilators – List, Drugs Study & Nursing Implications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Vasodilators are the drugs that tend to dilates the (relax) smooth muscles of blood vessels. The smooth muscles of blood vessels is responsible...
Angiotensin receptor blockers: List, Drug Study and Nursing interventions
Angiotensin receptor blockers or Angiotensin receptor antagonists are also known as ‘ARBs’, ‘AT1 receptor blockers’ or ‘sartans’. ARBs have similar hypotensive effects that of...
Moclobemide – Drug Study & Nursing Implications
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Moclobemide is a selective and reversible monoamine oxidase inhibitors. It inhibits 80% MAO A and 20-30% MAO B and thus increase the levels...