Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit

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Autor(a) principal: Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira, Leite, Ismenia Osório
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4613
Resumo: The administration of medication is one of the activities performed by nursing staff. Thus, the objective of this research was to describe the pharmacological treatment of arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit. It is a cross-sectional study performed in a reference hospital in Fortaleza-CE, between May and November 2008. 62 medical records were analyzed, and it was observed that 54.8% of patients were males between 50 and 79 years of age. There was indication of 12 antihypertensive drugs, mainly the captopril. The therapy with 3 drugs was the most frequent, with significant correlation (p <0.001) between the variables age and type of therapy. In all cases studied the doses of drugs were suitable. The main route of administration was oral. It was concluded that to perform the administration of antihypertensive drugs knowledge is needed about the mechanism of action, drug interactions and adverse reactions of the drug. Such subject must be constantly updated by nurses. 
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spelling Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unitHypertensionAntihypertensive AgentsIntensive Care UnitsNursing Care.The administration of medication is one of the activities performed by nursing staff. Thus, the objective of this research was to describe the pharmacological treatment of arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit. It is a cross-sectional study performed in a reference hospital in Fortaleza-CE, between May and November 2008. 62 medical records were analyzed, and it was observed that 54.8% of patients were males between 50 and 79 years of age. There was indication of 12 antihypertensive drugs, mainly the captopril. The therapy with 3 drugs was the most frequent, with significant correlation (p <0.001) between the variables age and type of therapy. In all cases studied the doses of drugs were suitable. The main route of administration was oral. It was concluded that to perform the administration of antihypertensive drugs knowledge is needed about the mechanism of action, drug interactions and adverse reactions of the drug. Such subject must be constantly updated by nurses. Universidade Federal do Ceará2010-06-19info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4613Rev Rene; Vol 11 No 3 (2010)Rev Rene; v. 11 n. 3 (2010)2175-67831517-3852reponame:Rev Rene (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCCopyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCunha, Gilmara Holanda daLopes, Marcos Venícios de OliveiraLeite, Ismenia Osórioeng2019-02-25T18:36:02Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/4613Revistahttp://periodicos.ufc.br/renePUBhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/oairene@ufc.br||2175-67831517-3852opendoar:2019-02-25T18:36:02Rev Rene (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
title Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
spellingShingle Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da
Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Intensive Care Units
Nursing Care.
title_short Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
title_full Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
title_fullStr Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
title_full_unstemmed Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
title_sort Pharmacological treatment of the arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit
author Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da
author_facet Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da
Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Leite, Ismenia Osório
author_role author
author2 Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Leite, Ismenia Osório
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Cunha, Gilmara Holanda da
Lopes, Marcos Venícios de Oliveira
Leite, Ismenia Osório
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Intensive Care Units
Nursing Care.
topic Hypertension
Antihypertensive Agents
Intensive Care Units
Nursing Care.
description The administration of medication is one of the activities performed by nursing staff. Thus, the objective of this research was to describe the pharmacological treatment of arterial hypertension in coronary intensive care unit. It is a cross-sectional study performed in a reference hospital in Fortaleza-CE, between May and November 2008. 62 medical records were analyzed, and it was observed that 54.8% of patients were males between 50 and 79 years of age. There was indication of 12 antihypertensive drugs, mainly the captopril. The therapy with 3 drugs was the most frequent, with significant correlation (p <0.001) between the variables age and type of therapy. In all cases studied the doses of drugs were suitable. The main route of administration was oral. It was concluded that to perform the administration of antihypertensive drugs knowledge is needed about the mechanism of action, drug interactions and adverse reactions of the drug. Such subject must be constantly updated by nurses. 
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dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Federal do Ceará
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