CSCC Nursing: Pharmacology
1140 Questions and answers
Which .adverse .effect .may .be .observed .after .administration .of .tiotropium .bromide .in .a .patient .with .
bronchospasms .associated .with .chronic .obstructive .pulmonary .disease .
(COPD)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Tiotropium .bromide .
(Spiriva) .can .cause .tachycardia .as .an .adverse .effect. .Abdominal .cramps .and .nausea .are .an .adverse .e
ffect .of .roflumilast .(Daliresp). .Dyspepsia .and .nausea .is .an .adverse .effect .of .montelukast .(Singulair).
Which .statement .is .true .regarding .the .anatomy .of .the .lower .respiratory .tract? .- .correct .answers .✔
✔ .-
Human .lungs .contain .300 .to .500 .million .alveolar .sacs .and .have .a .surface .area .approximately .equal .t
o .that .of .a .tennis .court. .Diaphragmatic .and .intercostal .muscles .contract .during .inspiration .and .relax
.during .expiration. .Ventilation .and .perfusion .must .be .equal .to .maintain .homeostasis. .Blood .flow .thr
ough .the .pulmonary .arteries .to .the .capillaries .surrounding .the .alveoli .to .the .pulmonary .veins .is .call
ed .perfusion.
Which .is .the .adult .dosage .of .flunisolide .(Aerospan)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .adult .dosage .of .flunisolide .(Aerospan) .is .320 .mcg .twice .daily. .The .adult .dosage .of .ciclesonide .
(Alvesco) .is .between .80 .and .160 .mcg .twice .daily. .The .adult .dosage .of .fluticasone .
(Flovent .HFA) .ranges .from .88 .to .440 .mcg .twice .daily. .The .powder .inhalation .dosage .of .fluticasone .
(Flovent .HFA) .for .adults .ranges .from .100 .to .500 .mcg .twice .daily.
Which .immunomodulator .is .used .to .treat .patients .with .asthma .exacerbations .caused .by .airborne .all
ergens? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Omalizumab .is .an .immunomodulator .used .to .treat .patients .with .asthma .exacerbations. .Cromolyn .is .
a .mast .cell .stabilizer .used .to .reduce .the .frequency .of .episodes .of .allergic .rhinitis, .bronchospasm, .an
d .asthmatic .attacks. .Roflumilast .is .a .phosphodiesterase-
4 .inhibitor .used .to .manage .symptoms .of .severe .chronic .obstructive .pulmonary .disease .
(COPD). .Prednisone .is .a .corticosteroid .used .to .treat .acute .exacerbations .of .asthma .or .COPD.
1140 Questions and answers
Which .adverse .effect .may .be .observed .after .administration .of .tiotropium .bromide .in .a .patient .with .
bronchospasms .associated .with .chronic .obstructive .pulmonary .disease .
(COPD)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-Tiotropium .bromide .
(Spiriva) .can .cause .tachycardia .as .an .adverse .effect. .Abdominal .cramps .and .nausea .are .an .adverse .e
ffect .of .roflumilast .(Daliresp). .Dyspepsia .and .nausea .is .an .adverse .effect .of .montelukast .(Singulair).
Which .statement .is .true .regarding .the .anatomy .of .the .lower .respiratory .tract? .- .correct .answers .✔
✔ .-
Human .lungs .contain .300 .to .500 .million .alveolar .sacs .and .have .a .surface .area .approximately .equal .t
o .that .of .a .tennis .court. .Diaphragmatic .and .intercostal .muscles .contract .during .inspiration .and .relax
.during .expiration. .Ventilation .and .perfusion .must .be .equal .to .maintain .homeostasis. .Blood .flow .thr
ough .the .pulmonary .arteries .to .the .capillaries .surrounding .the .alveoli .to .the .pulmonary .veins .is .call
ed .perfusion.
Which .is .the .adult .dosage .of .flunisolide .(Aerospan)? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
The .adult .dosage .of .flunisolide .(Aerospan) .is .320 .mcg .twice .daily. .The .adult .dosage .of .ciclesonide .
(Alvesco) .is .between .80 .and .160 .mcg .twice .daily. .The .adult .dosage .of .fluticasone .
(Flovent .HFA) .ranges .from .88 .to .440 .mcg .twice .daily. .The .powder .inhalation .dosage .of .fluticasone .
(Flovent .HFA) .for .adults .ranges .from .100 .to .500 .mcg .twice .daily.
Which .immunomodulator .is .used .to .treat .patients .with .asthma .exacerbations .caused .by .airborne .all
ergens? .- .correct .answers .✔✔ .-
Omalizumab .is .an .immunomodulator .used .to .treat .patients .with .asthma .exacerbations. .Cromolyn .is .
a .mast .cell .stabilizer .used .to .reduce .the .frequency .of .episodes .of .allergic .rhinitis, .bronchospasm, .an
d .asthmatic .attacks. .Roflumilast .is .a .phosphodiesterase-
4 .inhibitor .used .to .manage .symptoms .of .severe .chronic .obstructive .pulmonary .disease .
(COPD). .Prednisone .is .a .corticosteroid .used .to .treat .acute .exacerbations .of .asthma .or .COPD.
