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What is Albuterol used for? correct answer: Used for: bronchospasm relief inhibits release of histamine increases ciliary motility What is the difference between inhaled, short-acting albuterol and oral, long-acting albuterol? correct answer: Inhaled, short-acting is used to prevent an exercise-induced asthmatic episode. Oral, long-acting is used for long-term control of asthma. What are the expected adverse effects of albuterol? correct answer: TAT tachycardia, angina, tremors in...

Level of consciousness (LOC) correct answer: Continuum ranging from normal alertness and full cognition to coma. A decrease in this is not a disorder but the result of a pathology. Coma correct answer: LOC that includes: unconsciousness, unarousable, unresponsiveness Akinetic mutism correct answer: LOC that includes: Unresponsiveness to the environment, makes no movement or sound bu sometimes opens eyes. Persistent vegetative state correct answer: LOC that includes: loss of cognitiv...

Ace Inhibitors correct answer: captopril (Capoten) lisinopril (Prinivil) enalapril (Vasotec) ramipril (Altace) Ace Inhibitor Action correct answer: Action Blocks conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II, leading to a decrease in blood pressure, a decrease in aldosterone production, a small increase in serum potassium, and sodium and fluid loss. Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs) correct answer: losartan (Cozaar) valsartan (Diovan) irbesartan (Avapro) candesartan (Atacan...

Urinary Elimination correct answer: Process that is essential for life. It requires motility and patency of structures involved in the movement of waste for excretion/ Regulated by neuromuscular signaling and are influenced by transport functions and adequacy of perfusion. Regulating fluid and electrolyts; romoval of waste correct answer: In what two ways does urinary elimination maintain the body's state of homeostasis Kidney correct answer: Paired bean shaped organs. The right is low...

Fundamentals of Nursing - Test #1 IvyTech Questions With Complete Solutions

Which of the following is NOT one of the three therapeutic effects associated with the category of salicyclate drugs? A. Analgesic B. Anticoagulant C. Anti-Inflammatory D. Antipyretic correct answer: Anticoagulant The two distinct therapeutic effects of acetaminophen are _____. A. Analgesic and anti- inflammatory B. Analgesic and Antipyretic C. Anti-Inflammatory and Anticoagulant D. Antipyretic and Anti-Inflammatory correct answer: Analgesic and Antipyretic Acetaminophen is cat...

In providing aid to the blacks after the Civil War, the Freedman's Bureau correct answer: was characterized by mixed success In the years immediately following emancipation, the freedpeople correct answer: considered securing jobs and land to be their primary goals. In trying to establish a policy for reconstruction of the South after the Civil War, correct answer: a conflict arose between Congress and the president about which had authority in the matter By 1868, the Republicans ha...

When administering a medication through an existing IV line via the IV push (IVP) method the nurse should inject the medication through the port nearest the patient. correct answer: True When administering IV medication via a continuous infusion, the nurse would: correct answer: Draw the medication up into a syringe, inject the medication into a bag of IV solution and infuse at a steady prescribed rate each hour until further orders are received. The primary purpose of the needleless sys...

Ivy Tech Nursing Lab Ranges Questions With Complete Solutions

Calcitrol - For hypoparathyroidism Levothyroxine - For hypothyroidism Propylthiouracil - For hyperthyroidism Methimazole - For hyperthyroidism Lispro - Rapid acting insulin Aspart - Rapid acting insulin Regular insulin - Short acting insulin NPH insulin - Intermediate acting insulin Glargine - Long acting insulin Detemir - Long acting insulin Glipizide - Sulfonylureas - type 2 diabetes Glimeperide - Sulfonylureas - type 2 diabetes Metformin - Biguinides - type...