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    Carvedilol

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    Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It works by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through selective alpha-1 receptor blockade and beta-blockade. Common adverse reactions include dizziness, fatigue, hypotension, and weight gain. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, renal and liver function during dose adjustments and periodically during therapy.

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    Carvedilol

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    Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It works by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through selective alpha-1 receptor blockade and beta-blockade. Common adverse reactions include dizziness, fatigue, hypotension, and weight gain. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, renal and liver function during dose adjustments and periodically during therapy.

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    Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It works by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through selective alpha-1 receptor blockade and beta-blockade. Common adverse reactions include dizziness, fatigue, hypotension, and weight gain. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, renal and liver function during dose adjustments and periodically during therapy.

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    Carvedilol

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    Karl Lourenz Deysolong
    Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It works by reducing peripheral vascular resistance through selective alpha-1 receptor blockade and beta-blockade. Common adverse reactions include dizziness, fatigue, hypotension, and weight gain. Nursing responsibilities include monitoring blood pressure, heart rate, renal and liver function during dose adjustments and periodically during therapy.

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    Dosage,

    Route,
    Name of Mechanism of Adverse Special
    Frequency Indication Nursing Responsibilities
    Drug Action Reactions Precautions
    and
    Timing

    Generic: Dosage: Carvedilol is a non- Carvedilol is used to Significant: Patients with salt Observe 10 rights of drug
    selective beta treat high blood Hypotension with and volume administration.
    Carvedilol 6.25 blocker. It reduces pressure and heart Monitor blood pressure,
    or without syncope, depletion,
    mg/tab peripheral vascular failure heart rate, BUN, blood
    bradycardia hypotension,
    resistance by glucose, renal and liver
    Route: selective a1 receptor ischemic heart function.
    Brand: Cardiac disorders:
    blockade. Carvedilol disease,
    PO Dyspnea,
    Carvibloc has weak membrane Prinzmetals’s variant Advise patient not to drive
    pulmonary edema
    Frequency: stabilizing properties angina, diabetes or operate heavy machinery
    and has no intrinsic Infections: mellitus, since this drug may cause
    ½ tab BID sympathomimetic thyrotoxicosis, syncope.
    Bronchitis
    activity.
    peripheral vascular
    Timing: Metabolism and Monitor BP and pulse
    disease and psoriasis frequently during dose
    8 am, 6 pm nutrition: Edema,
    adjustment period and
    hypervolemia, Avoid abrupt
    periodically during
    hyperglycemia, withdrawal therapy. Assess for
    MIMS Philippines hypoglycemia orthostatic hypotension
    Renal and mild to
    (2019) when assisting patient up
    Musculoskeletal moderate hepatic
    from supine position. If
    disorders: impairment heart rate decreases below
    Arthralgia 55 beats/min, decrease
    Elderly and pregnant
    dose.
    Classificati and lactating
    Contraindications Side Effects
    on mothers Monitor intake and output
    ratios and daily weight.
    Functional: Patient with Dizziness, fatigue,
    Assess patient routinely for
    decompensated hypotension,
    Beta-blocker evidence of fluid overload
    heart failure weight gain, high (peripheral edema, dyspnea,
    requiring IV inotropic
    Chemical: blood sugar, rales/crackles, fatigue,
    treatment, bronchial
    nausea weight gain, jugular venous
    asthma or related
    distention). Patients may
    bronchospastic experience worsening of
    conditions, 2nd- or symptoms during initiation
    3rd-degree AV block of therapy for HF.
    without permanent
    pacemaker, severe
    bradycardia, sick
    sinus syndrome,
    cardiogenic shock,
    severe hepatic
    impairment

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