DRUG NAME MECHANISM OF ACTION INDICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE NURSING CONSIDERATIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS REACTIONS
Generic Name: - It works by blocking the action of Indications: BLOOD AND LYMPHATIC - Assess the patient’s apical
certain natural chemicals in your body, - Indicated for the treatment
- Atenolol SYSTEM: Thrombocytopenia pulse and blood pressure.
such as epinephrine, on the heart of hypertension, to lower blood
Brand Name: CV: Bradycardia - Advise patient to change
and blood vessels. This effect lowers pressure.
- Tenormin the heart rate, blood pressure,
EYE: Dry eyes, visual positions slowly to prevent
- Indicated for the long-term
Dosage/Frequency: and strain on the heart. management of patients with angina
disturbances orthostatic hypotension.
- IV: 2.5mg pectoris. GI: Nausea, diarrhea, dry mouth - Observe if cardiac failure
- Oral: 50-100mg once daily GENERAL: Fatigue continues, despite adequate
Route: Contraindications: MUSCULOSKELETAL: Lupus-like treatment, Tenormin should be
- IV, Oral - Patient with bradycardia, syndrome withdrawn.
Classification: cardiogenic shock, hypotension, CNS: Dizziness, headache - Patients with coronary artery disease,
who are being treated with Tenormin,
- Beta-blockers metabolic acidosis, 2nd or 3rd SKIN: Psoriasiform skin
should be advised against abrupt
degree heart block, severe reactions, purpura, alopecia
discontinuation of therapy.
peripheral arterial disease, sick VASCULAR: Postural
sinus syndrome (without hypotension, cold extremities,
pacemaker), uncompensated Raynaud’s phenomenon
cardiac failure, and untreated
phaechromocytoma.