NURS 251 Exam 5 Questions And
Answers
Alveoli bare bresponsible bfor bthe bexchange bof bwhat btwo bgases? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔O band bCO2
Select bthe bcorrect bstatement:
COPD bconsists bof bboth bemphysema band basthma b
Asthma bis bcharacterized bby brecurrent birreversible bshortness bof bbreath b
Emphysema bis ba bdisease bprocess binvolving binflammation bof bthe balveoli b
Chronic bbronchitis bis breversible b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Emphysema bis ba bdisease
bprocess binvolving binflammation bof bthe balveoli
There bare bseveral bchemical bmediators bresponsible bfor bthe bsymptoms band
bcomplications bof basthma band bcopd. bname bthe bone bthat bhas ba bknown bdrug
btherapy bthat bhas bbeen bshown bto bimprove bpatient bsymptoms b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔leukotrienes
T/F: bIntrinsic basthma bis bcaused bby ballergies b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
Asthma b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Bronchiole bnarrowing bcausing bbronchospasm band
binflammation
Emphysema b- bcorrect banswers✔✔air bspaces bincrease bdue bto bobstruction bof
balveoli bwalls
Chronic bBronchitis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔irritant bcause bmucus bsecretions bto
bincrease
Tobacco bsmoke bis ban birritant bclosely blinked bto bthe bcause bof bwhat bdisease bstate b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔COPD
T/S: bbeta badrenergic bagonists bwork bprimarily bvia btheir banti binflammatory beffects b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔False, bthey bwork bas bbronchodilators
, Which bof bthe bfollowing bare bprimarily bused bto bprevent bsymptoms bof basthma
albuterol b
ipratropium b
fluticasone b
tiotropium b- bcorrect banswers✔✔fluticasone
List bthe bdrug bclasses bw banti binflammatory beffects bthat bare bused bto btreat bCOPD
band basthma b- bcorrect banswers✔✔inhaled bcorticosteroids, bleukotriene binhibitors
T/F: banticholinergic bmedications bare bmore bpotent bbronchodilators bthan bbeta
badrenergic bagonists b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
Anticholinergics bare bconsidered bfirst bline btreatment bfor... b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔COPD
name bone bplant bfrom bwhich bxanthine bderived bbronchodilators bare bfound bnaturally
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔tea, bcocoa, bcoffee
what bmedication bclass bworks bby binhibiting bthe benzyme bphosphodiesterase b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔xanthines
what bmedication bclass bworks bby bstimulating breceptors bin bthe blungs b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔beta badrenergic bagonists
what bmedication bclass bwould brequire byou bto beducate bthe bpt bto brinse btheir bmouth
bout bafter beach buse bto bprevent binfection b- bcorrect banswers✔✔inhaled
bcorticosteroids
what btwo bdrugs bwork bspecifically bby bblocking bthe bleukotriene b1 breceptors b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔montelukast band bzafirlukast
which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bis btrue bregarding bbeta badrenergic bagonists:
1. bbeta badrenergic bagonists bthat bare bused bto btreat basthma bact bon bbeta breceptors
b
2. bbeta badrenergic bagonists bcan bbe bused bboth bas ba brescue bmedication band
bmaintenance btherapy b
3. bpossible bside beffects binclude bskeletal bmuscle btremor band boral binfection b
4. bsalmeterol bis ban bexample bof bshort bacting bbeta bagonist b- bcorrect banswers✔✔2.
medications bthat bblock bthe bnt bacetylcholine bfall binto bwhat bpharmacological bclass b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔anticholinergics
provide ban bexample bof bone bclass bof bbronchiodilators b- bcorrect banswers✔✔beta
badrenergic bagonist- balbuterol, blevalbuterol, bsalmeterol b
Answers
Alveoli bare bresponsible bfor bthe bexchange bof bwhat btwo bgases? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔O band bCO2
Select bthe bcorrect bstatement:
COPD bconsists bof bboth bemphysema band basthma b
Asthma bis bcharacterized bby brecurrent birreversible bshortness bof bbreath b
Emphysema bis ba bdisease bprocess binvolving binflammation bof bthe balveoli b
Chronic bbronchitis bis breversible b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Emphysema bis ba bdisease
bprocess binvolving binflammation bof bthe balveoli
There bare bseveral bchemical bmediators bresponsible bfor bthe bsymptoms band
bcomplications bof basthma band bcopd. bname bthe bone bthat bhas ba bknown bdrug
btherapy bthat bhas bbeen bshown bto bimprove bpatient bsymptoms b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔leukotrienes
T/F: bIntrinsic basthma bis bcaused bby ballergies b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
Asthma b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Bronchiole bnarrowing bcausing bbronchospasm band
binflammation
Emphysema b- bcorrect banswers✔✔air bspaces bincrease bdue bto bobstruction bof
balveoli bwalls
Chronic bBronchitis b- bcorrect banswers✔✔irritant bcause bmucus bsecretions bto
bincrease
Tobacco bsmoke bis ban birritant bclosely blinked bto bthe bcause bof bwhat bdisease bstate b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔COPD
T/S: bbeta badrenergic bagonists bwork bprimarily bvia btheir banti binflammatory beffects b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔False, bthey bwork bas bbronchodilators
, Which bof bthe bfollowing bare bprimarily bused bto bprevent bsymptoms bof basthma
albuterol b
ipratropium b
fluticasone b
tiotropium b- bcorrect banswers✔✔fluticasone
List bthe bdrug bclasses bw banti binflammatory beffects bthat bare bused bto btreat bCOPD
band basthma b- bcorrect banswers✔✔inhaled bcorticosteroids, bleukotriene binhibitors
T/F: banticholinergic bmedications bare bmore bpotent bbronchodilators bthan bbeta
badrenergic bagonists b- bcorrect banswers✔✔False
Anticholinergics bare bconsidered bfirst bline btreatment bfor... b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔COPD
name bone bplant bfrom bwhich bxanthine bderived bbronchodilators bare bfound bnaturally
b- bcorrect banswers✔✔tea, bcocoa, bcoffee
what bmedication bclass bworks bby binhibiting bthe benzyme bphosphodiesterase b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔xanthines
what bmedication bclass bworks bby bstimulating breceptors bin bthe blungs b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔beta badrenergic bagonists
what bmedication bclass bwould brequire byou bto beducate bthe bpt bto brinse btheir bmouth
bout bafter beach buse bto bprevent binfection b- bcorrect banswers✔✔inhaled
bcorticosteroids
what btwo bdrugs bwork bspecifically bby bblocking bthe bleukotriene b1 breceptors b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔montelukast band bzafirlukast
which bof bthe bfollowing bstatements bis btrue bregarding bbeta badrenergic bagonists:
1. bbeta badrenergic bagonists bthat bare bused bto btreat basthma bact bon bbeta breceptors
b
2. bbeta badrenergic bagonists bcan bbe bused bboth bas ba brescue bmedication band
bmaintenance btherapy b
3. bpossible bside beffects binclude bskeletal bmuscle btremor band boral binfection b
4. bsalmeterol bis ban bexample bof bshort bacting bbeta bagonist b- bcorrect banswers✔✔2.
medications bthat bblock bthe bnt bacetylcholine bfall binto bwhat bpharmacological bclass b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔anticholinergics
provide ban bexample bof bone bclass bof bbronchiodilators b- bcorrect banswers✔✔beta
badrenergic bagonist- balbuterol, blevalbuterol, bsalmeterol b
