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Conquer your respiratory care pharmacology exams with this ultimate test bank for "Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition" by Douglas Gardenhire. This comprehensive study resource features hundreds of practice questions with detailed answers and rationales, covering all 23 chapters of the latest edition. Perfect for respiratory therapy students preparing for the NBRC and course exams. What's Inside: Unit I (Chapters 1-5): Basics of respiratory care pharmacology, drug action, aerosol administration, drug dosing, and neurobiology. Unit II (Chapters 6-17): In-depth coverage of bronchodilators (Adrenergic, Anticholinergic, Xanthines), mucus control, surfactant, corticosteroids, anti-infective agents, antimicrobials, and neonatal/pediatric therapy. Unit III (Chapters 18-23): Critical care agents including neuromuscular blockers, diuretics, CNS drugs, vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, antihypertensives, and sleep pharmacology. Master drug classifications, mechanisms of action, and clinical applications to ensure you are fully prepared for your exams and future clinical practice.

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Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology
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11th Edition by Douglas Gardenhire,
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All Chapters 1 to 23 Covered
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, TABLE OF CONTENTS
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UnitgI:gBasicgConceptsgandgPrinciplesgingPharmacology
1.gIntroductiongtogRespiratorygCaregPharmacology
2.gPrinciplesgofgDruggAction
3.gAdministrationgofgAerosolizedgAgents
4.gCalculatinggDruggDoses
5.gThegCentralgandgPeripheralgNervousgSystems


UnitgII:gDrugsgUsedgtogTreatgthegRespiratorygSystem
6.gAdrenergicg(Sympathomimetic)gBronchodilators
7.gAnticholinergicg(Parasympatholytic)gBronchodilators
8.gXanthines
9.gMucus-ControllinggDruggTherapy
10.gSurfactantgAgents
11.gCorticogsteriodsgingRespiratorygCare
12.gNonsteroidalgAntiasthmagAgents
13.gAerosolizedgAntiginfectivegAgents
14.gAntimicrobialgAgents
15.gColdgandgCoughgAgents
16.gSelectedgAgentsgofgPulmonarygValue
17.gNeonatalgandgPediatricgAerosolizedgDruggTherapy


UnitgIII:gCriticalgCare,gCardiovascular,gandgPolysomnographygAgents
18.gSkeletalgMusclegRelaxantsg(NeuromusculargBlockinggAgents)
19.gDiureticgAgents
20.gDrugsgAffectinggthegCentralgNervousgSystem
21.gVasopressors,gInotropes,gandgAntigarrythmicgAgents
22.gDrugsgAffectinggCirculation:gAntihypertensives,gAntianginals,gAntigthrombotics
23.gSleepgandgSleepgPharmacology

,Chapter 01: Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology Gardenhir
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MULTIPLEgCHOICE

1. Whatgisgthegnamegofgthegreceptorgsitesgthatgareglocatedgingthegperipheralgvasculature,gthegheart,
g bronchialgmuscle,gandgbronchialgbloodgvessels?

a. Betag2greceptors c. Alphagreceptors
b. Gammagreceptors d.ggg Betag1greceptors
ANS:g C
Alphagreceptorsgareglocatedgingthegperipheralgvasculature,gthegheart,gbronchialgmuscle,gandg b
ronchialgbloodgvessels.

PTS:gg 1

2. Whichgreceptorgsitegresultsgingtachycardia,gangincreasedgpotentialgforgarrhythmias,gandgan
g increasedgcardiacgoutput?

a. Betag1greceptor c. Alphagreceptor
b. Betag2greceptor d.gg Deltagreceptor
ANS:g A
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1greceptorsgresultsgingtachycardia,gangincreasedgpotentialgforg arrhythmias,gandgangincreasedgcar
diacgoutput.gIngadministeringgdrugsgtogthegpulmonarygsystem,g stimulationgofgthegbeta-
1gsitesgisgnotgdesired.gHowever,gmostgrespiratorygpharmacologicgagentsg havegsomegbeta-
1gstimulatorygeffect.

PTS:gg 1

3. Stimulationgofgthegbetag2greceptorsgcausesgg
a. peripheralgvasoconstrictiongandgmildgbronchoconstrictiongingtheglungs.
b. tachycardia,gangincreasedgpotentialgforgarrhythmias,gandgangincreasedgcardiacgoutput.
c. bronchodilation.
d. peripheralgvasodilation,gbradycardia,gandgdecreasedgcardiacgoutput.
ANS:g C
Stimulationgofgthegbeta-2greceptorsgingtheglungsgcausesgbronchodilation.

PTS:gg 1

4. Acetylcholinegstimulatesg g
a. thegVagusgnerve.
b. thegadrenergicgreceptors.
c. thegsympatheticgnervousgsystem.
d. thegcholinergicgreceptors.
ANS:g D
Acetylcholinegstimulatesgthegcholinergicgreceptors.

PTS:gg 1

5. Whatgimmunoglobulingantibodygsensitizesgthegmastgcell?

, a. Leukotrienes c. Histamine

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