Atenolol is a drug that is called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).
Indications:
To deal with chest pain (angina) and hypertension (high blood pressure). The drug is also used to treat or prevent heart attacks.
Side Effects:
CNS effects (fatigue, depression, dizziness, confusion, sleep disturbances); CV effects (heart failure, hypothermia, impotence); Effects in a row (bronchospasma in patients who are susceptible and drug content of beta1 should be used cautiously in these patients ), GI effects (N / V, diarrhea, constipation); metabolic effects (can produce hyper-or hypoglycemia, changes in serum cholesterol and triglycerides.
Special Instructions:
A. Observe HR, BP, and ECG during IV administration.
2. After IV administration's first, limited to patients without side effects may be altered by oral administration with a pause target HR between 50-60 bpm.
3. Indication to the contrary, bradycardia, SBP <100mmHg, a blockage in the lungs, signs of peripheral hipoperfusion.
4. Use with caution in patients with bronchopasma, asthma or other respiratory diseases. Use with caution in patients with depression, patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and those taking insulin.
5. Beta-blockers may mask the symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypoglycemia, and may worsen psoriosis.
6. Patients who are in long-term treatment may not cease use of all of a sudden, have to stop gradually over 1-2 weeks
Dose
A. 5-10 mg IV with an average of 1 mg / min
2. Dose may be repeated as many as 5 mg IV 10 minutes later.
3. Give oral dose 10-15 minutes after administration of IV last given.
4. 50 mg administered in 1 or 2 doses, within 12 hours apart.
5. Further doses: 50 mg by mouth (orally) administered 2 times daily or 100 mg by mouth (orally) a day 1 time.
Indications:
To deal with chest pain (angina) and hypertension (high blood pressure). The drug is also used to treat or prevent heart attacks.
Side Effects:
CNS effects (fatigue, depression, dizziness, confusion, sleep disturbances); CV effects (heart failure, hypothermia, impotence); Effects in a row (bronchospasma in patients who are susceptible and drug content of beta1 should be used cautiously in these patients ), GI effects (N / V, diarrhea, constipation); metabolic effects (can produce hyper-or hypoglycemia, changes in serum cholesterol and triglycerides.
Special Instructions:
A. Observe HR, BP, and ECG during IV administration.
2. After IV administration's first, limited to patients without side effects may be altered by oral administration with a pause target HR between 50-60 bpm.
3. Indication to the contrary, bradycardia, SBP <100mmHg, a blockage in the lungs, signs of peripheral hipoperfusion.
4. Use with caution in patients with bronchopasma, asthma or other respiratory diseases. Use with caution in patients with depression, patients with peripheral vascular disease (PVD) and those taking insulin.
5. Beta-blockers may mask the symptoms of hyperthyroidism and hypoglycemia, and may worsen psoriosis.
6. Patients who are in long-term treatment may not cease use of all of a sudden, have to stop gradually over 1-2 weeks
Dose
A. 5-10 mg IV with an average of 1 mg / min
2. Dose may be repeated as many as 5 mg IV 10 minutes later.
3. Give oral dose 10-15 minutes after administration of IV last given.
4. 50 mg administered in 1 or 2 doses, within 12 hours apart.
5. Further doses: 50 mg by mouth (orally) administered 2 times daily or 100 mg by mouth (orally) a day 1 time.
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