Summary: Welcome to Episode 149 of the Nursing Show The Nursing Show is a proud member of the ProMed Podcast Network (http://promednetwork.com). Subscribe to the Podcast MP3 Audio Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/nursing-show-online-radio/id271728764#) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?Nursing%20Show=http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/podcast/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://nursingshow.com/feed/) ---- Subscribe to the Podcast Studio Video Version (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeItunes.png)iTunes (http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=386460885#) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeZune.png)Zune (zune://subscribe/?Nursing%20Show=http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/studio_video/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Podcast (http://www.nursingshow.com/feed/studio_video/) | (http://mediccast.com/images/SubscribeRSS.png)Blog (http://nursingshow.com/feed/) ----------------------------------- Sponsors NursingTopStudent.com (http://nursingtopstudent.com/) all of the tools student nurses need for less than $1 a day. Audio and video study aids plus a whole lot more! More than 200 files and counting! Join Us Now! Sponsor: Hold your meetings online for just $49 a month Try GoToMeeting free. (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) GoToMeeting.com/podcast (https://www1.gotomeeting.com/t/blu/2010_Q3/RON/txt/g2mo_45dnocclp;jsessionid=abc6L8c8BqlasbWlj1oNs?Portal=www.gotomeeting.com&Target=m/g2mo_45dnocclp.tmpl) ———————————– News– Hospital Violence Common for Staff (http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/09/16/hospital.violence.hopkins/index.html) 9th Pediatric Death from Whooping Cough Recorded (http://edition.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/09/17/california.whooping.cough/index.html) Seizures Seen in Children with H1N1 (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/201731.php) ----------------------------------- This Week- Nurse Review on Antihypertensives Hypertension is one of the most common chronic illness in the US and also one of the leading causes of heart disease. Before hypertension reaches its complications, patients with hypertension are given medications to be taken everyday to maintain their blood pressure at normal. There are different antihypertensives given to individual patients. Though these all work to lower the blood pressure, it differs in the mechanism in which they work. The types of antihypertensives include beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, ACE inhibitors, diuretics, adrenergic modifiers, Angiotensin II receptor blockers and other combination medications. For more information on antihypertensive medications and their basic drug information, follow the links below. High Blood Pressure Medications (http://www.cardiologychannel.com/hypertension/pharm.shtml) Merck Manual on Hypertension (http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec07/ch071/ch071a.html#sec07-ch071-ch071a-403) Antihypertensives (http://www.hrsonline.org/PatientInfo/Treatments/Medications/AntiHyper/) ———————————– Don’t miss an episode! You can receive the Nursing Show Newsletter (http://www.nursingshow.com/blog) in your email inbox. NursingShow@gmail.com (mailto:nursingshow@gmail.com) Other Podcasts from Jamie Davis: * The MedicCast (http://mediccast.com/blog) (for EMTs, Paramedics, EMS field work) * MedicCast News (http://mediccastnews.com/) (Weekly short medical news program) * MedicCast Live (http://mediccastlive.com/) (Monthly live call-in show with a single EMS topic) ——————————– Song this week: I’m Not Responsible by Laura Clapp (http://www.lauraclapp.com/) (http://ax.phobos.apple.com.edgesuite.net/images/badgeitunes61x15dark.gif)
