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Name of The Student May Anne J. Manuzon Christopher Jing M. Edualino R.N Block # /group # 1 / 2 Clinical Instructor

Metoprolol is a beta blocker used to treat hypertension, angina, and decreased mortality in patients with a recent myocardial infarction. It comes in oral and intravenous forms. Some contraindications include hypersensitivity, bradycardia less than 45 bpm. Adverse effects include bradycardia and heart failure. Nursing responsibilities are to monitor the patient's blood pressure and apical pulse, store the drug properly, educate the patient on side effects and adherence, and advise the patient to take it with food and report shortness of breath.

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Name of The Student May Anne J. Manuzon Christopher Jing M. Edualino R.N Block # /group # 1 / 2 Clinical Instructor

Metoprolol is a beta blocker used to treat hypertension, angina, and decreased mortality in patients with a recent myocardial infarction. It comes in oral and intravenous forms. Some contraindications include hypersensitivity, bradycardia less than 45 bpm. Adverse effects include bradycardia and heart failure. Nursing responsibilities are to monitor the patient's blood pressure and apical pulse, store the drug properly, educate the patient on side effects and adherence, and advise the patient to take it with food and report shortness of breath.

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WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY-PHILPPINES

CONAMS (Collages of Nursing)

Name of Drug Form, Classifications Indication Contraindicati Nursing


Medication Dosage and ons and Implications/Nursing
(Brand Action Adverse Responsibilities
Name and Effects
Generic
Name)
Generic Drug form: Beta- Therapeutic: Hypertension Contraindicati  Always check
Name: Blocker Antianginals, Angina ons: patient apical
Metoprolol Antihypertensives Decreased Hypersensitive pulse
Dosage: Pharmacologic: Mortality in to drug,  Monitor BP
Brand PO (adults) 25- Beta-Adrenergic patient with Bradycardia  Store drug at
Name: 100mg/day, blocking Agents recent MI <45 bpm, room
Lopressor IV(adult) every temperature.
2min for MI-5 mg Adverse Effect  Inform patient
every 2 min for 3 CV: about the side
doses followed by Bradycardia, effect and
oral dosing Heart Failure adverse effect of
the medication
Action:  Advice patient to
Unknown. A take it with meal
selective beta  Tell patient to
blocker that report if he/he
selectively blocks feels shortness of
beta1 receptors breath
decreases cardiac
output,
peripheral
resistance’ and
cardiac oxygen
consumption: and
depresses renin
secretion

Name of the Student May Anne J. Manuzon Christopher Jing M. Edualino R.N
Block # /Group # 1 / 2 Clinical Instructor

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