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Clonidine: Hypertension Management

Clonidine is a centrally-acting drug used to treat all grades of hypertension by stimulating central alpha-adrenergic receptors to inhibit sympathetic activity. Nurses should monitor blood pressure, pulse, edema, input/output ratios, and watch for allergic reactions like fever, rash, or swelling when patients take this medication.

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Clonidine: Hypertension Management

Clonidine is a centrally-acting drug used to treat all grades of hypertension by stimulating central alpha-adrenergic receptors to inhibit sympathetic activity. Nurses should monitor blood pressure, pulse, edema, input/output ratios, and watch for allergic reactions like fever, rash, or swelling when patients take this medication.

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Nursing Responsibility Assess blood pressure and apical pulse before initial dose. If systolic blood pressure is <90mmhg or pulse is<60 bpm, withhold drug and notify physician. y Check for edema in feet, legs daily, y Monitor input-output ratio: check for decreasing output. y Note allergic reactions: fever, rash, pruritus, urticaria, and ioedema

GENERIC NAME: clonidine BRAND NAME: Catapres CLASSIFICATION: Centrally- acting drugs PREPARATION: Tablet DOSAGE: 75 mcg 1 tab ROUTE: Sublingual

Stimulates Central alphaadrenergic receptors to inhibit sympathetic cardio accelerator and vasoconstrictor centers

Management of all grades of hypertension

Hypersensitivity Local skin irritation, to clonidine, sick allergic contact sinus syndrome dermatitis, hypopigmentation and hyperpigmentation of the skin. Constipation, depression, anxiety, fatigue, nausea, anorexia, parotid pain, sleep disturbances, impotence, urinary retention, itching sensation of the eye

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