teex labetalol

Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Class

Sympathetic Blocker
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Actions
- 1. Selectively blocks Alpha 1
- 2. Nonselectively blocks Beta receptors
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Indications

Hypertensive crisis
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Contraindications
- 1. Bronchial Asthma
- 2. Congestive Heart Failure
- 3. Heart Block
- 4. Bradycardia
- 5. COPD
- 6. Cardiogenic shock
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Precautions
- 1. Constantly monitor vital signs and EKG
- 2. Atropine should be available
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Side Effects
- 1. Bradycardia
- 2. Heart block
- 3. Congestive heart Failure
- 4. Bronchospasm
- 5. Postural hypotension
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Dosage
- 1. 20mg by slow IV infusion over 2 minutes; doses of 40mg can be repeated in 10 minutes until desired supine blood pressure is obtained or until 300 mg of the medication has been administered
- 2. 200 mg placed in 500ml of D5W to deliver 2 mg / min
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Route

IV infusion or slow IV push as described earlier
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) How supplied

100mg vial (5mg / ml in 20ml)
Labetalol (Normodyne / Trandate) Pediatric Dosage

Not established

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teex labetalol

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teex medic labetalol normodyne trandate

Updated

2010-07-01T20:31:15Z

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