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Unit-X B Anti-Anginal Drugs
By: Muhammad Aurangzeb
Lecturer-INS/KMU
Objectives
By the completion of this section the learners will be able to:
•Discuss the main classes of drugs that are used for treating AP.•Discuss the nursing responsibility of each class of drugs.•Discuss the pharmacological management of hypertension and hypertensive crisis.•Discuss the nursing responsibility related to antihypertensive drugs.•Calculate the drug dosage accurately while administering oral and parenteral medications.
Angina pectoris (AP) •Angina pectoris – chest pain due to imbalance between the oxygen requirement of the heart and oxygen supplied to it via the coronary vessels.
Definition of terms •Angina Pectoris – is the principal symptoms of patient with ischemic heart disease.•Manifested by sudden, severe, pressing •substernal pain that often radiates to the left shoulder and along the flexor surface of the left arm.•Usually precipitated by exercise, excitement or a heavy meal.
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