/I2025IUpdate)IPharmacologyI|ICompleteII
Guide|IQuestionsIandIVerifiedIAnswers|II
GradeIAI|I100%ICorrect-IRasmussen
Q:IAlbuterolIcauses
Answer:
Ibronchodilation,IandIshouldIbeIusedIasIrescueImedicationIonly
I
Q:IAlbuterolIbeginsIworking
Answer:
Iimmediately,IpeaksIinI30-60Imin,IandIpersistsIfor
3-5IhoursI(cannotIbeIusedIforIprolongedIprophylaxisIforIthisIreason)
Q:IAlbuterolIsideIeffects
Answer:
IadrenergicIsideIeffects,Itachydysrhythmias,Iangina,Iseizures,IcardiacIarrest
Q:ITheophylline
Answer:
IoralIorIIV
Q:ITheophyllineItherapeuticIrange
Answer:
I10-20Imcg/mL;IinteractsIwithIotherImedica-Itions
,Q:ITheophyllineIsideIeffects
Answer:
In/v/d,Iinsomnia,Itachycardia,Iseizures
Q:IIpratropium
Answer:
IrelievesIbronchospasmIandIpreventsIbronchoconstrictionIbyIan-
ItagonizingImuscarinicIreceptors;IcanIbeIusedIinIconjunctionIwithIb2Iantagonists
Q:IIpratropiumIsideIeffects
Answer:
IdryImouth,IincreasedIIOP,IheartIattack,Istroke,Ideath
Q:ITiotropiumIpt.Ieducation
Answer:
IwhenIsubsequent,IbronchodilationIgetsIbetterIreachingIaIplateauIafterI8IconsecutiveIdoses/day
s
Q:IMDIIinhalerIwithIspacerI(albuterolI-IRESCUE)
Answer:
I1-
2IpuffsIQI4IhoursIPRN;ImustIinhaleIpriorItoIactivatingIdeviceIandIwaitI1IfullIminuteIinIbetwe
enIpuffs
Q:IDry-powderIinhalerI(advair-prophylaxis)
, Answer:
ItwiceIdaily;ImustIrinseImouthIoutIafterIuseItoIpreventIhoarsenessIandIoralIthrushI(candidiasis
)
Q:IEmergencyItreatmentsIforIasthmaIandICOPDIexacerbation
Answer:
Iduoneb,Iglu-Icocorticoids,Ioxygen
Q:IDuoneb
Answer:
IalbuterolI(inhaledISABA)IandIipratropiumI(inhaledIanticholinergic/dila-Itor)
Q:IGlucocorticoidsIemergencyItreatment
Answer:
IIMIorIIVImethylprednisolone
(Solu-Medrol)
Q:IIfIoxygenIisIresistantItoItreatment,Iconsider
Answer:
ImechanicalIventilationI(BiPAP
orIintubation)
Q:IAllergicIrhinitis
Answer:
IseasonalI(hayIfever)IandIperennialI(nonseasonal)