Labetalol

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Labetalol

ATI class: Beta blocker / Alpha1 and beta adrenergic blocker

Action

  • Blocks beta and alpha1 receptors to reduce heart rate, workload, and vascular resistance.

Therapeutic use

  • Hypertension
  • Hypertensive urgency/emergency per protocol
  • Pregnancy-related hypertension when ordered

Nursing assessment

  • Monitor blood pressure, pulse, orthostasis, bronchospasm, fetal/maternal status when pregnant, and heart failure symptoms.

Administration

  • PO
  • IV

Side effects

  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Nausea

Adverse effects

  • Bradycardia
  • Hypotension
  • Bronchospasm
  • Heart block

Interactions

  • Calcium channel blockers
  • Other antihypertensives
  • Insulin or oral hypoglycemics

Contraindications

  • Asthma or severe bronchospasm
  • Severe bradycardia
  • Heart block without pacing
  • Cardiogenic shock

Precautions

  • Use fall precautions and monitor closely with IV therapy.

Client teaching

  • Change positions slowly.
  • Report wheezing, fainting, chest pain, or very slow pulse.

Medication outcomes

  • Therapeutic response with no priority adverse effects.

Antidote / rescue

  • No specific antidote is seeded; hold/question unsafe doses and manage toxicity per provider, facility, or poison-control guidance.

NCLEX priority cues

  • Wheezing after labetalol is a priority.
  • Pregnancy hypertension still requires maternal airway/perfusion/fetal checks.
  • IV antihypertensives need close BP monitoring.

Medication classes

Beta blockers

Source attribution

Engage_MedTable_Labetalol.pdf
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Google Drive source topic: Hypertension
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Sentinel pharmacology API reference
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Manual ATI-format NCLEX normalization
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Related study cards

Shows the medication class, ATI cues, source references, and connected study cards for this drug.

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Med classmedication class
Beta blockers

Blocks beta stimulation so heart rate, contractility, and blood pressure can decrease.

ATI cueClass
Alpha1 and beta adrenergic blocker

ATI medication class concept.

ATI cueContraindication
Asthma or severe bronchospasm

ATI medication contraindication concept.

ATI cueClass
Beta blocker

ATI medication class concept.

ATI cueMechanism of Action
Blocks beta and alpha1 receptors to reduce heart rate, workload, and vascular resistance.

ATI medication mechanism of action concept.

ATI cueAdverse Effect
Bradycardia

ATI medication adverse effect concept.

ATI cueAdverse Effect
Bronchospasm

ATI medication adverse effect concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Calcium channel blockers

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueContraindication
Cardiogenic shock

ATI medication contraindication concept.

ATI cueClient Teaching
Change positions slowly.

ATI medication client teaching concept.

ATI cueSide Effect
Dizziness

ATI medication side effect concept.

ATI cueSide Effect
Fatigue

ATI medication side effect concept.