Pharmacology Exam 3 NUR334 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER -inflammation of the bronchioles
COPD would also show - CORRECT ANSWER -inflammation of the bronchioles
First med treatment for asthma - CORRECT ANSWER -albuterol (bronchodilator)
Albuterol is a - CORRECT ANSWER -beta 1 & 2 blocker
Beta 1 affects the - CORRECT ANSWER -heart (1 heart)
Beta 2 affects the - CORRECT ANSWER -lungs (2 lungs)
What to expect to hear in asthma - CORRECT ANSWER -wheezes
After albuterol treatment you would hear - CORRECT ANSWER -decreased wheezes
What type of medication would you like to avoid when using albuterol - CORRECT
ANSWER -Beta blockers (lols)
How often do you clean albuterol inhalers - CORRECT ANSWER -once a week
How often do you clean steroid inhalers - CORRECT ANSWER -every day
, What happens if they use too much albuterol - CORRECT ANSWER -broncho spasms
(paradoxical effect)
Only use albuterol as a - CORRECT ANSWER -rescue inhaler
After giving albuterol - CORRECT ANSWER -listen to lungs and check heart rate
Albuterol effects - CORRECT ANSWER -potassium by decreasing it
Albuterol stimulates pancreas to release - CORRECT ANSWER -more insulin, therefore
decreasing blood sugar
Montelukasts - CORRECT ANSWER -leukotriene (part of inflammation process)
inhibitor, blocks part of histamine effect
Montelukast can be used for - CORRECT ANSWER -asthma or allergies
Montelukast is taken - CORRECT ANSWER -long term
Montelukast decreases - CORRECT ANSWER -the severity of an asthma attack
Montelukast common side effects - CORRECT ANSWER -headache, SI, depression
Montelukast should be taken - CORRECT ANSWER -before bedtime because symptoms
can get worse HS
When taking theophylline avoid - CORRECT ANSWER -caffeine
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Asthma - CORRECT ANSWER -inflammation of the bronchioles
COPD would also show - CORRECT ANSWER -inflammation of the bronchioles
First med treatment for asthma - CORRECT ANSWER -albuterol (bronchodilator)
Albuterol is a - CORRECT ANSWER -beta 1 & 2 blocker
Beta 1 affects the - CORRECT ANSWER -heart (1 heart)
Beta 2 affects the - CORRECT ANSWER -lungs (2 lungs)
What to expect to hear in asthma - CORRECT ANSWER -wheezes
After albuterol treatment you would hear - CORRECT ANSWER -decreased wheezes
What type of medication would you like to avoid when using albuterol - CORRECT
ANSWER -Beta blockers (lols)
How often do you clean albuterol inhalers - CORRECT ANSWER -once a week
How often do you clean steroid inhalers - CORRECT ANSWER -every day
, What happens if they use too much albuterol - CORRECT ANSWER -broncho spasms
(paradoxical effect)
Only use albuterol as a - CORRECT ANSWER -rescue inhaler
After giving albuterol - CORRECT ANSWER -listen to lungs and check heart rate
Albuterol effects - CORRECT ANSWER -potassium by decreasing it
Albuterol stimulates pancreas to release - CORRECT ANSWER -more insulin, therefore
decreasing blood sugar
Montelukasts - CORRECT ANSWER -leukotriene (part of inflammation process)
inhibitor, blocks part of histamine effect
Montelukast can be used for - CORRECT ANSWER -asthma or allergies
Montelukast is taken - CORRECT ANSWER -long term
Montelukast decreases - CORRECT ANSWER -the severity of an asthma attack
Montelukast common side effects - CORRECT ANSWER -headache, SI, depression
Montelukast should be taken - CORRECT ANSWER -before bedtime because symptoms
can get worse HS
When taking theophylline avoid - CORRECT ANSWER -caffeine
