Nitroglycerin

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Nitroglycerin

ATI class: Nitrate / Antianginal

Action

  • Vasodilates veins and coronary vessels to reduce preload and myocardial oxygen demand.

Therapeutic use

  • Angina
  • Acute coronary syndrome symptom relief per protocol
  • Heart failure adjunct in selected settings

Nursing assessment

  • Assess chest pain, blood pressure, pulse, recent PDE-5 inhibitor use, headache, and response after dosing.

Administration

  • Sublingual
  • Transdermal
  • Topical
  • IV

Side effects

  • Headache
  • Flushing
  • Dizziness

Adverse effects

  • Severe hypotension
  • Syncope
  • Reflex tachycardia

Interactions

  • PDE-5 inhibitors
  • Alcohol
  • Other antihypertensives

Contraindications

  • Recent sildenafil/tadalafil/vardenafil use
  • Severe hypotension
  • Right ventricular infarct concern per protocol

Precautions

  • Check blood pressure before dosing and follow emergency chest pain protocol.

Client teaching

  • Sit or lie down before taking.
  • Call emergency services for unrelieved chest pain per instructions.
  • Store tablets correctly and replace when expired.

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

  • PDE-5 inhibitor plus nitro can cause life-threatening hypotension.
  • Assess BP before nitro.
  • Unrelieved chest pain needs emergency pathway.

Medication classes

Nitrates

Source attribution

Engage_MedTable_Nitroglycerin (1).pdf
ati-pdf
Google Drive source topic: Hypertension / Coronary artery disease
google-drive
Sentinel pharmacology API reference
sentinel-api
Manual ATI-format NCLEX normalization
manual-seed

Related study cards

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Med classmedication class
Nitrates

Dilates veins and coronary vessels to reduce workload and improve oxygen supply-demand balance.

ATI cueTherapeutic Use
Acute coronary syndrome symptom relief per protocol

ATI medication therapeutic use concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Alcohol

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueTherapeutic Use
Angina

ATI medication therapeutic use concept.

ATI cueClass
Antianginal

ATI medication class concept.

ATI cueNCLEX Priority Cue
Assess BP before nitro.

ATI medication nclex priority cue concept.

ATI cueNursing Assessment
Assess chest pain, blood pressure, pulse, recent PDE-5 inhibitor use, headache, and response after dosing.

ATI medication nursing assessment concept.

ATI cueClient Teaching
Call emergency services for unrelieved chest pain per instructions.

ATI medication client teaching concept.

ATI cuePrecaution
Check blood pressure before dosing and follow emergency chest pain protocol.

ATI medication precaution concept.

ATI cueSide Effect
Dizziness

ATI medication side effect concept.

ATI cueSide Effect
Flushing

ATI medication side effect concept.

ATI cueSide Effect
Headache

ATI medication side effect concept.