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Get vital information about how drugs work for your patients with arrhythmiasAXduring immediate and continuing treatment. Know exactly what their actions mean to your nursing care before, during, and after drug therapy. In just 30 minutes, you'll learn: ah which drugs work to control atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia, and how to administer them safely and accurately ah how the cardiac glycoside digoxin slows the heart rate by enhancing parasympathetic stimulation ah how ibutilide slows ectopic impulse conduction in atrial fibrillation by blocking potassium movement out of myocardial cells ah how heparin prevents clots from forming in the atria, and how to monitor your patient's complete blood count for signs of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia ah why the anticoagulant warfarin may be included in your patient's continuing therapy ah why your patient may be at risk for new arrhythmias or heart failure during propafenone therapyAXand how you can decrease the risk ah why I.V. amiodarone must be administered using PVC tubing and a central venous catheter No library descriptions found. |
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