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Across 1. used for an acute overdose of alpha blockers 5. a severe and sudden drop in blood pressure after administration of the first dose of an alpha adrenergic blocker 6. patients with a history of asthma, emphysema, bronchitis or any condition that increases air way resistance should take beta 2 blockers because it increases this 8. beta blockers maybe contraindicated for this along with uncompensated heart failure, cardiogenic shock, pregnancy, severe pulmonary disease and Raynaud's syndrome 9. effects are vasodilation, reduced blood pressure, miosis, and reduced smooth muscle tone in organs such as the bladder and prostate 10. patients should report this immediately along with a BP of less than 100 mm Hg systolic or 80 mm Hg diastolic 15. beta blockers that work on the smooth muscles of the bronchioles and blood vessels 22. when tamsulosin is taken with antihypertensives, ED drugs or alcohol it can cause this 23. doxazosin, prazosin and terazosin are used to treat 24. may be given by IV for the management of bradycardia 25. inhibits SNS stimulation 26. when taken with phentolamine it causes reduced phentolamine effects 27. alpha blockers are given to patients with _____ to decrease resistance to urinary outflow 28. drug allergy, peripheral vascular disease, hepatic and renal disease, coronary artery disease, peptic ulcer and sepsis are ____ of alpha blocking drugs

Down 2. beta blockers that are selective for receptors located primarily in the heart 3. when alpha or beta blockers are used we should count this for one full minute 4. patients should wear this identifying specific medical diagnoses and list of all medications 7. blocks SNS of the beta adrenergic receptors by competing with norepinephrine and epinephrine 11. beta blockers are ______ for angina, MI, cardiac dysrhythmias, hypertension and heart failure 12. patients taking this should changes positions slowly when taking this to prevent or minimize postural hypotension 13. patients should be weaned off alpha/beta blockers slowly to prevent this 14. can occur with any dose of an alpha blocker 16. this results in a drop in blood pressure and a reduction in urinary obstruction with alpha blockers 17. beta blockers, alcohol and ED drugs can cause profound hypotension when taken with this alpha blocker 18. patients should contact this person if they gain more than 2 lbs in 24 hrs or 5 lbs in one week 19. when taken with warfarin it competes for plasma protein binding sites 20. beta blockers taken with oral antidiabetic drugs or insulin may mask signs of this 21. beta blockers can cause this