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Anti-anginal Drugs Nitroglycerin - Coggle Diagram
Anti-anginal Drugs
Nitroglycerin
Nursing considerations
Nursing interventions include informing the patient not to chew or swallow the table, must let it dissolve under the tongue.
Patient must wait atleast 10 to 15 minutes without drinking or eating.
After first dose of administration Blood pressure must be monitored closely and severity of pain.
Mechanism of action
Mechanism of action of nitroglycerin is to relax the vascular smooth muscle, although venous effects outweighs, nitroglycerin produces in a dose related way, expansion of both blood vessels and venous beds. This causes an increase in the amount of blood which reaches the heart, in turn the workload of the heart is reduced, causing reduction in chest pains.
Indication
Nitroglycerin is used to treat chest pains.
Side effects
Headache
Dizziness
Weakness
Nausea and vomiting
Rapid pulse
Contraindications
Nitroglycerin is contraindicated to patients with history of intracranial pressure.
Hypersensitive patient to nitroglycerin
Severe anemia
Myocardial infarction on right side.
Storage conditions
Nitroglycerin tablets should be stored in temperature between 15°C to 30°C, away from sunlight.
The medication should be stored in its original container
It must not be stored in a moist container.
Route of administration
Sublingually
Transdermally
Intravenouslly
References
Muriel, william(1879), Nitroglycerin as a remedy for angina pectoris.
Nitroglycerin. Encyclopedic Britannica.Achived from original on 12 September 2002. Retrived (2005).