Test Bank For Pharmacology And The Nursing Process 10Th Edition By Linda Lilley, Shelly Collins, Julie Snyder Chapter 1-58 Grade A+ Complete Exam Questions And 100% Verified Answers (2026/2027) Pass Guarantee

TEST BANK FOR PHARMACOLOGY AND
THE NURSING PROCESS 10TH EDITION
BY LINDA LILLEY, SHELLY COLLINS,
JULIE SNYDER CHAPTER 1-58 GRADE
A+ COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED ANSWERS (2026/2027)
PASS GUARANTEE

bronchodilatorsRoverviewR-
RCORRECTRANSWERBronchodilatorsRareRanRimportantRpartRofRtheRpharmacotherapyRforRallRrespir


atoryRdiseases.RTheseRdrugsRrelaxRbronchialRsmoothRmuscle,RwhichRcausesRdilationRofRtheRbronchi
RandRbronchiolesRthatRareRnarrowedRasRaRresultRofRtheRdiseaseRprocess.RThereRareRthreeRclassesRofR


suchRdrugs:RbetaRadrenergicRagonists,Ranticholinergics,RandRxanthineRderivatives.



betaRandregenicRdrugRoverviewR-RCORRECTRANSWERTheRbeta-
adrenergicRagonistsRareRaRgroupRofRdrugsRthatRareRcommonlyRusedRduringRtheRacuteRphaseRofRanRa
sthmaticRattackRtoRquicklyRreduceRairwayRconstrictionRandRrestoreRairflowRtoRnormal.RTheyRareRag
onistsRofRtheRadrenergicRreceptorsRinRtheRsympatheticRnervousRsystem.RTheRbetaRandRalphaRadren
ergicRreceptorsRareRdiscussedRinRChaptersR18RandR19.RTheRbetaRagonistsRimitateRtheReffectsRofRnor
epinephrineRonRbetaRreceptors.RForRthisRreason,RtheyRareRalsoRcalledRsympathomimeticRbronchodi
lators.RTheRbetaRagonistsRareRcategorizedRbyRtheirRonsetRofRaction.RShort-
actingRbetaRagonistR(SABA)RinhalersRincludeRalbuterolR(Ventolin),RlevalbuterolR(Xopenex),Rpirbuter
olR(Maxair),RterbutalineR(Brethine),RandRmetaproterenolR(Alupent).RLong-
actingRbetaRagonistR(LABA)RinhalersRincludeRarformoterolR(Brovana),RformoterolR(Foradil,RPerforo
mist),RandRsalmeterolR(Serevent).RTheRnewestRlong-
actingRbetaRagonistsRareRindacterolR(ArcaptaRNeohaler);RvilanterolRinRconjunctionRwithRfluticasone
R(BreoREllipta);RandRvilanterolRinRconjunctionRwithRtheRanticholinergicRumeclidiniumR(AnoroREllipta


).RTheRtermRElliptaRrefersRtoRaRnewRdeliveryRsystem.RBecauseRtheRlong-
actingRbetaRagonistsR(LABAs)RhaveRaRlongerRonsetRofRaction,RtheyRmustRneverRbeRusedRforRacuteRtr

,eatment.RPatientsRmustRbeRtaughtRtoRuseRtheRshort-
actingRbetaRagonistR(SABA)RasRrescueRtreatment.



shortRactingRbetaRagonistR-
RCORRECTRANSWERalbuterolR(Ventolin),RlevalbuterolR(Xopenex),RpirbuterolR(Maxair),RterbutalineR


(Brethine),RandRmetaproterenolR(Alupent).



AlbuterolR-RCORRECTRANSWERClassR:RbetaR2RagonistR(shortRacting)R




IndicationsRandRmechanismsRofRaction:RisRaRshort-actingRbeta2-
specificRbronchodilatingRbetaRagonist.ROtherRsimilarRdrugsRincludeRbitolterolR(Tornalate),Rlevalbut
erolR(Xopenex),RpirbuterolR(Maxair),RandRterbutalineR(Brethine).RAlbuterolRisRtheRmostRcommonlyR
usedRdrugRinRthisRclass.RIfRalbuterolRisRusedRtooRfrequently,Rdose-
relatedRadverseReffectsRmayRbeRseen,RbecauseRalbuterolRlosesRitsRbeta2-
specificRactions,RespeciallyRatRlargerRdosages




ContraindicationsR:.RAsRaRconsequence,RtheRbeta1RreceptorsRareRstimulated,RwhichRcausesRnausea
,RincreasedRanxiety,Rpalpitations,Rtremors,RandRanRincreasedRheartRrate.



Route:RpoRandRinhalationR



OtherRfacts:RlevorotatoryRisomericRformRofRalbuterol,Rlevalbuterol,RisRsometimesRprescribedRasRanR
albuterolRalternativeRforRpatientsRwithRcertainRriskRfactorsR(e.g.,Rtachycardia,RincludingRtachycardi
aRassociatedRwithRalbuterolRtreatment).R(LilleyR583)



Lilley,RLinda,RShellyRCollins,RJulieRSnyder.RPharmacologyRandRtheRNursingRProcess,R8thREdition.RMos
by,R022016.RVitalBookRfile.

,longRactingRbetaRagonistR-
RCORRECTRANSWERarformoterolR(Brovana),RformoterolR(Foradil,RPerforomist),RandRsalmeterolR(S


erevent).RTheRnewestRlong-
actingRbetaRagonistsRareRindacterolR(ArcaptaRNeohaler);RvilanterolRinRconjunctionRwithRfluticasone
R(BreoREllipta);RandRvilanterolRinRconjunctionRwithRtheRanticholinergicRumeclidiniumR(AnoroREllipta


)



betaRandregenicRmechanismRofRactionRandRdrugReffectR-
RCORRECTRANSWERTheRbetaRagonistsRrelaxRandRdilateRairwaysRbyRstimulatingRtheRbeta2-


adrenergicRreceptorsRlocatedRthroughoutRtheRlungs.



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ThereRareRthreeRsubtypesRofRtheseRdrugs,RbasedRonRtheirRselectivityRforRbeta2Rreceptors:



1.RNonselectiveRadrenergicRdrugs,RwhichRstimulateRtheRbeta,Rbeta1R(cardiac),RandRbeta2R(respirat
ory)Rreceptors.RExample:Repinephrine.R(NOTE:REpinephrineRinhalersRwereRtakenRoffRtheRmarketRinR
2012RbecauseRtheyRdidRnotRcomplyRwithRFDARrequirements).REpinephrineRisRavailableRasRaRprefille
dRsyringeRforRself-
administrationRbyRpatientsRwithRsevereRallergicRreactionsRandRisRcalledREpiPenR(FigureR37-2).



2.RNonselectiveRbeta-
adrenergicRdrugs,RwhichRstimulateRbothRbeta1RandRbeta2Rreceptors.RExample:Rmetaproterenol.



3.RSelectiveRbeta2Rdrugs,RwhichRprimarilyRstimulateRtheRbeta2Rreceptors.RExample:Ralbuterol.



TheseRdrugsRcanRalsoRbeRcategorizedRaccordingRtoRtheirRroutesRofRadministrationRasRoral,Rinjectabl
e,RorRinhaled.RTheRvariousRbetaRagonistRbronchodilatorsRareRlistedRinRTableR37-
3.RTheRbronchiolesRareRsurroundedRbyRsmoothRmuscle.RWhenRtheRsmoothRmuscleRcontracts,RtheR
airwaysRareRnarrowedRandRtheRamountRofRoxygenRandRcarbonRdioxideRexchangedRisRreduced.RTheR
actionRofRbetaRagonistRbronchodilatorsRbeginsRatRtheRspecificRreceptorRstimulatedRandRendsRwithRt
heRrelaxationRandRdilationRofRtheRairways.RHowever,RmanyRreactionsRmustRtakeRplaceRatRtheRcellul
arRlevelRforRbronchodilationRtoRoccur.RWhenRaRbeta2-

, adrenergicRreceptorRisRstimulatedRbyRaRbetaRagonist,RadenylateRcyclaseRisRactivatedRandRproducesR
cyclicRadenosineRmonophosphateR(cAMP).RAdenylateRcyclaseRisRanRenzymeRneededRtoRmakeRcAM
P.RTheRincreasedRlevelsRofRcAMPRcauseRbronchialRsmoothRmusclesRtoRrelax,RwhichRresultsRinRbronc
hialRdilationRandRincreasedRairflowRintoRandRoutRofRtheRlungs.




NonselectiveRadrenergicRagonistRdrugsRsuchRasRepinephrineRalsoRstimulateRalpha-ad



indicationsRofRbetaRandregenicsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERTheRprimaryRtherapeuticReffectRofRtheRbetaRagonistsRisRtheRpreventionRorRrelie


fRofRbronchospasmRrelatedRtoRbronchialRasthma,Rbronchitis,RandRotherRpulmonaryRdiseases.RHow
ever,RtheyRareRalsoRusedRforReffectsRoutsideRtheRrespiratoryRsystem.RBecauseRsomeRofRtheseRdrugsR
haveRtheRabilityRtoRstimulateRbothRbeta1-RandRalpha-
adrenergicRreceptors,RtheyRmayRbeRusedRtoRtreatRhypotensionRandRshockR(seeRChapterR18).



contraindicationsRforRbetaRandregenicsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERdrugRallergy,RuncontrolledRhypertensionRorRcardiacRdysrhythmias,RandRhighRris


kRforRstrokeR(becauseRofRtheRvasoconstrictiveRdrugRaction)



adverseReffectsRofRbetaRandregenicsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERMixedRalpha/betaRagonistsRproduceRtheRmostRadverseReffectsRbecauseRtheyRa


reRnonselective.RTheseRincludeRinsomnia,Rrestlessness,Ranorexia,RcardiacRstimulation,Rhyperglyce
mia,Rtremor,RandRvascularRheadache.RTheRadverseReffectsRofRtheRnonselectiveRbetaRagonistsRareRli
mitedRtoRbeta-
adrenergicReffects,RincludingRcardiacRstimulation,Rtremor,RanginalRpain,RandRvascularRheadache.RT
heRbeta2RdrugsRcanRcauseRbothRhypertensionRandRhypotension,RvascularRheadaches,RandRtremor.R
OverdoseRmanagementRmayRincludeRcarefulRadministrationRofRaRbetaRblockerRwhileRtheRpatientRisR
underRcloseRobservationRdueRtoRtheRriskRforRbronchospasm.RBecauseRtheRhalf-
lifeRofRmostRadrenergicRagonistsRisRrelativelyRshort,RtheRpatientRmayRjustRbeRobservedRwhileRtheRbo
dyReliminatesRtheRmedication.



interactionsRwithRbetaRandregenicsR-
RCORRECTRANSWERWhenRnonselectiveRbetaRblockersRareRusedRwithRtheRbetaRagonistRbronchodila