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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Aldactone-1

Patient was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking Aldactone as follows: Drink 2.5 liters to 3 liters of fluid every day, as Aldactone tends to cause loss of fluid volume and consequently, dehydration. If fluid is restricted in an individual for reasons, such as, congestive heart failure or dialysis dependent status, compliance to the recommendation made is very important. Be aware of signs and symptoms of dehydration and hypotension, to avoid any episodes [...]

Side Effects of Aldactone Use

Patient was educated on the side effects of using Aldactone as follows: Symptoms of hypotension and dehydration, such as dry mouth, feeling dizzy and lightheaded with rapid heart rate can occur secondary to loss of fluid volume. Nausea and vomiting, extreme lethargy, muscle cramps, weakness, and fatigue secondary to increased sodium loss from the body. Heart palpitations, cardiac arrhythmias, muscle weakness, and fatigue secondary to increase in potassium levels in the body. Aldactone can result [...]

Contraindications for Aldactone Use

Patient was educated on contraindications for using Aldactone as follows: Avoid using Aldactone along with any drugs that can result in increasing potassium levels in blood, such as Captopril (ACE inhibitors) and Valsartan (Angiotensin receptor blockers). Using these medications together can result in dangerously elevated potassium levels in the body and can result in conduction disturbances in the heart and heart block. Aldactone is mainly metabolized in the liver. If liver function is deficient, the [...]

How to Take Aldactone

Patient was educated on how to take Aldactone as follows: Take the medication at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Take Aldactone during the day time hours and avoid having it during the night. As this medication increases the frequency of urination, taking this during the late evening hours can disturb the sleep. Maintain strict compliance with intake of Aldactone as ordered, with regards to dosage and frequency, to derive the [...]

Nurse Teaching on Aldactone and Mechanism of Action

Patient was educated on Aldactone and its mechanism of action as follows: Aldactone is a potassium sparing diuretic that acts on the distal convoluted tubule and collecting duct, both parts of the renal tubule, involved in the reabsorption of water and solutes from the urine. Action of aldosterone on the collecting duct results in absorption of sodium and water from the collecting duct of the kidney and excretion of potassium in the urine. Aldactone use [...]