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    Benazepril is an ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension by lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks. Common adverse reactions include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. Nurses should monitor for signs of allergic reaction, changes in vital signs or potassium levels, and chest pain while the patient is taking benazepril. They should also ensure patient safety and report any adverse reactions to the physician.

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    Benazepril

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    Benazepril is an ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension by lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks. Common adverse reactions include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. Nurses should monitor for signs of allergic reaction, changes in vital signs or potassium levels, and chest pain while the patient is taking benazepril. They should also ensure patient safety and report any adverse reactions to the physician.

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    Benazepril is an ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension by lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks. Common adverse reactions include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. Nurses should monitor for signs of allergic reaction, changes in vital signs or potassium levels, and chest pain while the patient is taking benazepril. They should also ensure patient safety and report any adverse reactions to the physician.

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    Benazepril

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    Benazepril is an ACE inhibitor used to treat hypertension by lowering blood pressure and reducing the risk of cardiovascular events like strokes and heart attacks. Common adverse reactions include fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headache, and dizziness. Nurses should monitor for signs of allergic reaction, changes in vital signs or potassium levels, and chest pain while the patient is taking benazepril. They should also ensure patient safety and report any adverse reactions to the physician.

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    Generic Name Dosage/ Route Classification Indication Adverse Reaction Nursing

    Responsibility
    Benazepril Adult: ACE inhibitors. Used Benazepril is General disorders Before:
    Oral in the treatment of indicated for the and administration -Follow the 10 rights
    10mg Once Daily cardiovascular treatment of site conditions: in administering
    diseases. hypertension, to Fatigue, asthenia. medication
    Maintenance dose: lower blood -Check and perform
    20-40mg daily as pressure. Lowering Investigations: proper preparation
    single dose or blood pressure Increased uric acid, of the right
    divided into 2 doses. reduces the risk of blood glucose, serum medication and the
    fatal and nonfatal bilirubin, and liver right dose
    Child: cardiovascular enzymes; ECG changes. -Check if the patient
    ≥6 years, 0.2- events, primarily is allergic to drug
    0.6mg/kg once daily strokes and Gastrointestinal -Check potassium
    as needed. myocardial disorders: Nausea, levels as benazepril
    infarctions. vomiting, constipation, may increase
    gastritis, melaena. potassium level
    -Do not give if
    Metabolism and patient is pregnant
    nutrition disorders:
    Hyponatraemia, During:
    proteinuria. -Observe if the
    patient can swallow
    Musculoskeletal and the right medication
    connective tissue and right dose at the
    disorders: Hypertonia, right time
    myalgia, arthralgia, -Monitor for any
    arthritis. signs ang symptoms
    of allergic reaction
    Nervous system
    disorders: Dizziness,
    headache, somnolence, After:
    paraesthesia. -Monitor the client’s
    vital signs
    Psychiatric -Observe your
    disorders: Insomnia, patient for any
    nervousness, anxiety. adverse reaction
    and report to
    Renal and urinary physician if there is
    disorders: UTI, any.
    urinary frequency. -Monitor for chest
    pains
    Reproductive system -Ensures client
    and breast disorders: safety by putting up
    Decreased libido, the side rails
    impotence. - Refrain patient
    from any stressful
    Respiratory, thoracic activities
    and mediastinal
    disorders: Bronchitis,
    asthma, dyspnoea,
    sinusitis.

    Skin and
    subcutaneous tissue
    disorders: Alopecia,
    Stevens-Johnson
    syndrome, pemphigus,
    photosensitivity,
    sweating.

    Vascular disorders:
    Flushing.

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