NUSA 207 – Exam 3 Study Guide and Practice Questions
Decongestant med - ANS✔✔ phenylephrine
Antitussive - ANS✔✔ cough suppressant
Decongestant - ANS✔✔ decreases overproduction of secretions
Antihistamine - ANS✔✔ blocks the release of histamines
Expectorant - ANS✔✔ increases productive cough to clear airways
Mucolytic - ANS✔✔ increases or liquefies secretions to aid in clearing the airway
Beta 2-adrenergic agonist med - ANS✔✔ albuterol
Albuterol action - ANS✔✔ activate the beta2-receptors in the bronchus resulting in
bronchodilation leading to:
- relief of bronchospasm
Albuterol use - ANS✔✔ - prevention of exercised induced asthma (take 30 min prior)
- long term control of asthma
- bronchospasm tx acute asthma attacks
Albuterol complications - ANS✔✔ tachycardia, tremors
- avoid caffeine
,TTT "Tachycardia, Tremors, Trouble sleeping"
don't take it before sleep
Albuterol contraindications - ANS✔✔ Pregnancy risk C, HTN, angina, tachydysrrhytmias,
hyperthyroidism, heart disease, DM
"albut is so handsome, causes heart beat rise and hypertension, heart disease, angina. so
nervous that I have hyperthyroidism and diabetes"
Glucocorticoid meds - ANS✔✔ - beclomethasone
- prednisone
Prednisone/Beclomesthasone action - ANS✔✔ - prevention of inflammation
- reduction of airway edema
- suppress airway mucous production
- bronchodilation
SSS:"Swelling, Sores in mouth, Sugar increase"
P rednisone decrease Person swelling
B eclomesthasone decrease Bronchi swelling
Prednisone use - ANS✔✔ - short term IV for status asthmaticus
- inhaled for long term treatment of asthma
Beclomethasone complications - ANS✔✔ - difficulty speaking
, - hoarseness
- candidiasis (fungal infections)
sore throat, headache
HOCUS:
Hoarseness (沙哑)
Oral thrush/candidiasis
Cough
Upper resp tract infections
Sore throat
Prednisone education - ANS✔✔ - instruct client to rinse their mouth after using med
- rinsing mouth decreases likelihood of fungal overgrowth in the mouth
Prednisone complications - ANS✔✔ - suppression of adrenal gland function
[adm oral on alternate-day schedule, monitor blood glucose levels, taper the dose not stop
abruptly]
- bone loss
[lowest dose to control, adm oral on alter-day schedule]
(perform weight-bearing exercises, diet with ca and vD)
- peptic ulcer disease
[adm with food]
(avoid NSAIDs, report black tarry stools)
- infection
(notify if infection occur such as sore throat, weakness and malaise; avoid large crowds such as
school; hand hygiene)
- disturbances of fluid and electrolytes
evd by weight gain, edema, and hypokalemia evd by muscle weakness
Decongestant med - ANS✔✔ phenylephrine
Antitussive - ANS✔✔ cough suppressant
Decongestant - ANS✔✔ decreases overproduction of secretions
Antihistamine - ANS✔✔ blocks the release of histamines
Expectorant - ANS✔✔ increases productive cough to clear airways
Mucolytic - ANS✔✔ increases or liquefies secretions to aid in clearing the airway
Beta 2-adrenergic agonist med - ANS✔✔ albuterol
Albuterol action - ANS✔✔ activate the beta2-receptors in the bronchus resulting in
bronchodilation leading to:
- relief of bronchospasm
Albuterol use - ANS✔✔ - prevention of exercised induced asthma (take 30 min prior)
- long term control of asthma
- bronchospasm tx acute asthma attacks
Albuterol complications - ANS✔✔ tachycardia, tremors
- avoid caffeine
,TTT "Tachycardia, Tremors, Trouble sleeping"
don't take it before sleep
Albuterol contraindications - ANS✔✔ Pregnancy risk C, HTN, angina, tachydysrrhytmias,
hyperthyroidism, heart disease, DM
"albut is so handsome, causes heart beat rise and hypertension, heart disease, angina. so
nervous that I have hyperthyroidism and diabetes"
Glucocorticoid meds - ANS✔✔ - beclomethasone
- prednisone
Prednisone/Beclomesthasone action - ANS✔✔ - prevention of inflammation
- reduction of airway edema
- suppress airway mucous production
- bronchodilation
SSS:"Swelling, Sores in mouth, Sugar increase"
P rednisone decrease Person swelling
B eclomesthasone decrease Bronchi swelling
Prednisone use - ANS✔✔ - short term IV for status asthmaticus
- inhaled for long term treatment of asthma
Beclomethasone complications - ANS✔✔ - difficulty speaking
, - hoarseness
- candidiasis (fungal infections)
sore throat, headache
HOCUS:
Hoarseness (沙哑)
Oral thrush/candidiasis
Cough
Upper resp tract infections
Sore throat
Prednisone education - ANS✔✔ - instruct client to rinse their mouth after using med
- rinsing mouth decreases likelihood of fungal overgrowth in the mouth
Prednisone complications - ANS✔✔ - suppression of adrenal gland function
[adm oral on alternate-day schedule, monitor blood glucose levels, taper the dose not stop
abruptly]
- bone loss
[lowest dose to control, adm oral on alter-day schedule]
(perform weight-bearing exercises, diet with ca and vD)
- peptic ulcer disease
[adm with food]
(avoid NSAIDs, report black tarry stools)
- infection
(notify if infection occur such as sore throat, weakness and malaise; avoid large crowds such as
school; hand hygiene)
- disturbances of fluid and electrolytes
evd by weight gain, edema, and hypokalemia evd by muscle weakness
