adverse effects of nitroglycerinheadache, flushing, orthostatic hypotension, syncope, rash and stingingif angina pain persists after 5min of taking nitroglycerin tab or spraycall 911max dose of nitroglycerin3 doses 5min apart over 15mincautions with use of nitroglycerinpreexisting hypotension, head injury, pericardial tamponade, constrictive pericarditis, no sustained release with glaucoma, should not take 24 hours of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors, use with alcohol CCB, antidepressants, phenothiazines, and antihypertensives can cause hypotensionpreferred for variant anginacalcium channel blockersrestore blood for in MIthrombolytics and aspirintreatments for MIthrombolytics, aspirin, anticoagulant, nitrates, beta blockers and ACE inhibitorsused to restore blood flow, administered 20-12 hours after onset of symptoms, ideally 30min or less, risk of hemorrhagethrombolyticsused to restore blood flow, 160-325mg, antiplatelet, anti-inflammatory, risk of GI bleedaspirinmay start on enoxaparin then warfarin long term in in A-fibanticoagulanthelps to diagnose MI, help reduce initial painnitratesreduce post MI mortality, lifelong treatmentbeta blockers and ACE inhibitors
