INFLAMMATION AND
BRONCHOCONSTRICTION PREPU
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ANSWERS 2025/2026
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TheAnurseAhasAfinishedAteachingAaA15-year-
oldAclientAhowAtoAuseAanAinhalerAtoAtreatAasthma.AWhatAstatementAbyAtheAclientAsuggestsAanAu
nderstandingAofAtheAteaching?
A."IAshouldAtakeAaAdeepAbreath,AholdAitAwhileAIAadministerAtheAmedication,AandAthenAexhale."
B.A"IAneedAtoAshakeAtheAinhalerAwellAbeforeAtakingAtheAmedication."
C.A"IAneedAtoAtakeAthreeAshort,AquickAbreathsAtoAinhaleAtheAmedication."
D.A"IAneedAtoAwaitAatAleastA30AminutesAafterAtheAfirstAinhalationAbeforeAtakingAaAsecond."A-
AcorrectAanswers"IAneedAtoAshakeAtheAinhalerAwellAbeforeAtakingAtheAmedication."
JustAbeforeAeachAuse,AtheAclientAshouldAshakeAtheAinhalerAwell.AAfterAshaking,AproperAtechniq
ueAinvolvesAexhalingAbeforeAplacingAtheAinhalerAinAtheAmouth;AtakingAaAslow,AdeepAbreathAwhil
eAdeliveringAtheAmedicationAintoAtheAmouth;AandAholdingAtheAbreathAforAapproximatelyAtenAse
condsAbeforeAexhalingAslowly.AAAsubsequentAdoseAcanAbeAadministeredAwithinAaAfewAminutesA
ofAtheAfirst.
AAclientAisAexperiencingAanAepisodeAofAstatusAasthmaticus.AWhatAisAtheAprimaryAchallengeAfaci
ngAtheAstaffAasAtheyAattemptAtoAmanageAtheAclient'sArespiratoryAcrisis?
TheAbronchospasmAdoesAnotArespondAtoAusualAtreatmentAmeasures
ThereAisAanAunusuallyAlargeAamountAofAthickAsecretionsAinAtheAairways
TheAclient'sAunderlyingAmedicalAconditionAcomplicatesAtreatment
TheAclient'sAlungsAareAreactingAtoAmultipleAallergensAatAonceA-
AcorrectAanswersTheAbronchospasmAdoesAnotArespondAtoAusualAtreatmentAmeasures
, AnAextremeAcaseAofAasthmaAisAcalledAstatusAasthmaticus;AthisAisAaAlife-
AthreateningAbronchospasmAthatAdoesAnotArespondAtoAusualAtreatmentAandAoccludesAairflowAi
ntoAtheAlungs.AStatusAasthmaticusAisAnotAassociatedAwithAthickAsecretionsAorAunderlyingAmedic
alAconditions.AWhileAtheAcrisisAmayAhaveAbeenAinitiallyAtriggeredAbyAexposureAtoAallergens,AitAis
AtheAineffectivenessAofAusualAtreatmentAthatAposesAtheAgreatestAproblem.
AApatientAtellsAyouAthatAherAfriendAhasArecommendedAusingAcaffeineAtoAtreatAherAasthma.AHo
wAwouldAyouAappropriatelyArespondAtoAthisApatient?
"CaffeineAisAaAbronchodilator,AsoAitAmightAhelpAtoAuseAitAalongAwithAyourAprescriptionAmedicati
ons."
"YourAfriendAdoesn'tAknowAwhatAhe'sAtalkingAabout.ACaffeineAdoesn'tAtreatAanyAsymptomsAofAa
sthma."
"YouAcouldAtryAreplacingAyourAmedicationsAwithAcaffeineAforAaAwhile,AbutAyouAshouldAswitchAb
ackAifAitAdoesn'tAseemAtoAworkAasAwell."
"PrescriptionAdrugsAhaveAbeenAprovenAeffectiveAinAtreatingAasthma,AandAcaffeineAhasn'tAbeen.
ASinceAuncontrolledAasthmaAcanAbeAdeadly,AIAwouldn'tArecommendAthatAyouAswitchAfromAyourA
medicationsAtoAcaffeine."A-
AcorrectAanswers"PrescriptionAdrugsAhaveAbeenAprovenAeffectiveAinAtreatingAasthma,AandAcaffe
ineAhasn'tAbeen.ASinceAuncontrolledAasthmaAcanAbeAdeadly,AIAwouldn'tArecommendAthatAyouAs
witchAfromAyourAmedicationsAtoAcaffeine."
Since,AinAgeneral,AherbalAandAdietaryAtherapiesAinAasthmaAhaveAnotAbeenAstudiedAinAcontrolled
AclinicalAtrials,AtheyAareAunprovenAandAshouldAbeAavoided.ABecauseAasthmaAcanAresultAinAdeath
AinAaAmatterAofAminutes,ApatientsAshouldAbeAcounseledAnotAtoAuseAdietaryAorAherbalAsuppleme
ntsAinAplaceAofAprescribedAbronchodilatingAandAanti-
inflammatoryAmedications.AAlthoughAcaffeineAisAaAmildAbronchodilator,AcombiningAitAwithAbro
nchodilatingAdrugsAcanAincreaseAtheAadverseAeffectsAofAthoseAdrugs.
Mr.AAshumAisAprescribedAanAalbuterolAinhalerAasApartAofAhisAtreatmentAregimenAforAasthma.AW
hatAisAtheAmechanismAofAactionAforAthisAmedication?
AlbuterolAcausesAstimulationAofAtheAbronchialAtissue.
AlbuterolAblocksAtheAstimulationAofAtheAbeta-2Areceptors.
AlbuterolAdecreasesAvitalAcapacity.