Aspirin-
Morphine-
Beta-blockers-
Nitroglycerine-
Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Drugs used to immediately address STEMI before a definitive diagnosis include aspirin to produce an immediate antiplatelet effect; morphine to treat STEMI-associated pain; beta-blockers to reduce cardiac pain, infarct size, and short-term mortality; and nitroglycerin to reduce preload and thereby oxygen demand, increase collateral blood flow in the ischemic region of the heart, control hypertension caused by anxiety, limit infarct size, and improve left ventricular function. NSAIDs should not be used since they can increase the risk of mortality, reinfarction, hypertension, heart failure, and myocardial rupture.
Have the patient swallow the pill, because it cannot be crushed.
Call the health care provider about an alternative form of nitrate for administration.-
Place the nitrate under the patient's tongue and let it dissolve, because the person has dysphagia.
Crush the isosorbide mononitrate into a fine powder, dilute it with water, and administer it via the enteral tube.
The nurse should contact the prescriber for an alternaive form of nitrate, such as a non-sustained-release pill, transdermal patch, topical ointment, or immediate release. Because isosorbide mononitrate is a sustained-release pill, it cannot be crushed. Because the patient has dysphagia, attempting to administer the pill orally could result in aspiration. Sustained-release tablets must be administered whole.
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