NURSl 5334/l NURS5334l Finall Examl
(NEWl 2026l Update)l –l Advancedl
Pharmacologyl Guidel |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l UTA
QUESTION
SABAl Indicationsl forl Use
Answer:
-asthmal PRN
-exercisel inducedl asthma
-COPD
-acutel respiratoryl illnessl (hospitalizedl pt)
QUESTION
SABAl drugs
Answer:
Albuterol
Levalbuterol
QUESTION
LABAl drugs
Answer:
-Salmeterol
-Aformoterol
-Formoterol
-Indacaterol
-Olodaterol
,QUESTION
LABAl andl Asthma
Answer:
Alwaysl combinel w/l IGCl whenl txl asthmal
Ablel tol usel alonel inl COPD
QUESTION
LABAl andl tolerance
Answer:
LABAl canl developl tolerance;l usel inhalersl 1stl andl onlyl addl LABAl ifl needed
QUESTION
Whichl medl isl mostl likelyl tol causel bronchoconstrictionl inl al asthmal patient?l (non-
selectivel BB)
Answer:
Carvedilol
QUESTION
SABAl adversel effects
Answer:
tachycardia,l angina,l tremor
QUESTION
Salmeteroll canl causel what?
Answer:
Prolongl QT
,Carefull w/medsl thatl ^QT:l antifungals,l macrolides,l simvastatin
QUESTION
Inhaledl glucocorticoidl drugs
Answer:
Beclomethsone
Budesonide
Ciclesonide
Flunisolide
Fluticasonel Propionate
Memetasonel Furoate
QUESTION
Orall Glucocorticoidl drugs
Answer:
Methylprednisone
Prednisolone
Prednisone
QUESTION
Theophyllinel indication
Answer:
Producesl bronchodilationl ofl bronchi
Usedl forl maintenancel therapyl ofl chronicl stablel asthma
QUESTION
Theophyllinel treatmentl caution?
Answer:
Narrowl therapeuticl indexl (10-20l mcg/mL)
Toxicityl r/tl theophyllinel lvlsl (N/V,l diarrhea,l tol severel dysrhythmiasl &l convulsions)
, QUESTION
Shortl actingl anticholinergics
Answer:
Ipratropium
QUESTION
Longl actingl anticholinergics
Answer:
Tiotropium
QUESTION
Anticholinergicsl andl Glaucoma
Answer:
Bel carefull givingl Ipratropiuml &l Tiotropiuml inl patientsl w/glaucoma
QUESTION
Glucocorticoid/LABAl combinations
Answer:
fluticasone/salmeteroll (Advair)
budesonide/formoteroll (Symbicort)
QUESTION
Stepwisel Therapyl Forl Managementl ofl Asthma
Answer:
Sixl steps:l SABAl alwaysl usedl PRN
1.l Nol dailyl medl needed
(NEWl 2026l Update)l –l Advancedl
Pharmacologyl Guidel |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l UTA
QUESTION
SABAl Indicationsl forl Use
Answer:
-asthmal PRN
-exercisel inducedl asthma
-COPD
-acutel respiratoryl illnessl (hospitalizedl pt)
QUESTION
SABAl drugs
Answer:
Albuterol
Levalbuterol
QUESTION
LABAl drugs
Answer:
-Salmeterol
-Aformoterol
-Formoterol
-Indacaterol
-Olodaterol
,QUESTION
LABAl andl Asthma
Answer:
Alwaysl combinel w/l IGCl whenl txl asthmal
Ablel tol usel alonel inl COPD
QUESTION
LABAl andl tolerance
Answer:
LABAl canl developl tolerance;l usel inhalersl 1stl andl onlyl addl LABAl ifl needed
QUESTION
Whichl medl isl mostl likelyl tol causel bronchoconstrictionl inl al asthmal patient?l (non-
selectivel BB)
Answer:
Carvedilol
QUESTION
SABAl adversel effects
Answer:
tachycardia,l angina,l tremor
QUESTION
Salmeteroll canl causel what?
Answer:
Prolongl QT
,Carefull w/medsl thatl ^QT:l antifungals,l macrolides,l simvastatin
QUESTION
Inhaledl glucocorticoidl drugs
Answer:
Beclomethsone
Budesonide
Ciclesonide
Flunisolide
Fluticasonel Propionate
Memetasonel Furoate
QUESTION
Orall Glucocorticoidl drugs
Answer:
Methylprednisone
Prednisolone
Prednisone
QUESTION
Theophyllinel indication
Answer:
Producesl bronchodilationl ofl bronchi
Usedl forl maintenancel therapyl ofl chronicl stablel asthma
QUESTION
Theophyllinel treatmentl caution?
Answer:
Narrowl therapeuticl indexl (10-20l mcg/mL)
Toxicityl r/tl theophyllinel lvlsl (N/V,l diarrhea,l tol severel dysrhythmiasl &l convulsions)
, QUESTION
Shortl actingl anticholinergics
Answer:
Ipratropium
QUESTION
Longl actingl anticholinergics
Answer:
Tiotropium
QUESTION
Anticholinergicsl andl Glaucoma
Answer:
Bel carefull givingl Ipratropiuml &l Tiotropiuml inl patientsl w/glaucoma
QUESTION
Glucocorticoid/LABAl combinations
Answer:
fluticasone/salmeteroll (Advair)
budesonide/formoteroll (Symbicort)
QUESTION
Stepwisel Therapyl Forl Managementl ofl Asthma
Answer:
Sixl steps:l SABAl alwaysl usedl PRN
1.l Nol dailyl medl needed