Week 5 Quiz: NURS180 / NURS 180
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Pharmacology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
WCU
Question:
If someone has asthma attack and it doesn't go away with use of rescue
inhaler - What is the condition called?
What drugs do you use?
Answer:
Status Asthmaticus
Epinephrine, isoproterenol, Terbutaline! Any 1/3 but must be given with IV
steroid methylprednisolone.
,Question:
Why do you not give LABA drugs to Status asthmaticus?
Who do you give LABA to?
Answer:
B/c LABA are long acting - will not work in status asthmaticus
give to COPD patients with chronic issues
Question:
What does it mean to be non-selective adrenergic drugs?
What does it mean to be selective-adrenergic drugs?
Answer:
B1 - Heart
B2 - Lungs
Non-Selective - affects both B1 and B2
Selective - effects either B1 or B2
,Question:
Adrenergic = Sympathetic = What are the responses?
Answer:
Dilate pupils
Dilate bronchioles
Increase HR
Constrict blood vessels
Relaxes smooth muscles in GI
Relaxes bladder
Question:
Cholinergic = Parasympathetic = What are the responses?
Answer:
Constricts pupils
Constricts bronchioles + increased secretions
Decreases HR
Dilates blood vessel
Increase Peristalsis
Constricts bladder
, Question:
Which inhaler do you take first? Which do you take 2nd?
How many minutes do you wait between inhaler hits?
How many minutes do you wait between different inhalers?
Answer:
Take SABA first - albuterol + levalbuterol.
Take steroid 2nd.
Wait 1 minute between hits of SABA.
Wait 5 minutes between different inhalers.
Question:
Name the SABA meds? Which one is for peds?
Answer:
Albuterol + Levalbuterol + Terbutaline
Terbutaline is for status asthmaticus + SABA for peds
(Latest Update )
Pharmacology | Questions &
Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct -
WCU
Question:
If someone has asthma attack and it doesn't go away with use of rescue
inhaler - What is the condition called?
What drugs do you use?
Answer:
Status Asthmaticus
Epinephrine, isoproterenol, Terbutaline! Any 1/3 but must be given with IV
steroid methylprednisolone.
,Question:
Why do you not give LABA drugs to Status asthmaticus?
Who do you give LABA to?
Answer:
B/c LABA are long acting - will not work in status asthmaticus
give to COPD patients with chronic issues
Question:
What does it mean to be non-selective adrenergic drugs?
What does it mean to be selective-adrenergic drugs?
Answer:
B1 - Heart
B2 - Lungs
Non-Selective - affects both B1 and B2
Selective - effects either B1 or B2
,Question:
Adrenergic = Sympathetic = What are the responses?
Answer:
Dilate pupils
Dilate bronchioles
Increase HR
Constrict blood vessels
Relaxes smooth muscles in GI
Relaxes bladder
Question:
Cholinergic = Parasympathetic = What are the responses?
Answer:
Constricts pupils
Constricts bronchioles + increased secretions
Decreases HR
Dilates blood vessel
Increase Peristalsis
Constricts bladder
, Question:
Which inhaler do you take first? Which do you take 2nd?
How many minutes do you wait between inhaler hits?
How many minutes do you wait between different inhalers?
Answer:
Take SABA first - albuterol + levalbuterol.
Take steroid 2nd.
Wait 1 minute between hits of SABA.
Wait 5 minutes between different inhalers.
Question:
Name the SABA meds? Which one is for peds?
Answer:
Albuterol + Levalbuterol + Terbutaline
Terbutaline is for status asthmaticus + SABA for peds
