LPN ~ Intro to Pharmacology and Clinical
Calculations Ch 18 Pulmonary
Medications Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Respiration -
correct answer ✅process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling CO2
(waste), Exchange takes place at alveolar level
Diaphragm -
correct answer ✅facilitates breathing
Brain -
correct answer ✅regulates rate and depth of breathing
Dyspnea -
correct answer ✅difficulty breathing (Caused by asthma,
tuberculosis, COPD, or other diseases)
Pulmonary Medications
Mast cell stabilizers
Inhibit allergy cells (mast cells) from releasing substances that
cause inflammation
, LPN ~ Intro to Pharmacology and Clinical
Calculations Ch 18 Pulmonary
Medications Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Prevent or decrease occurrence of asthma attacks
DO NOT help acute attack -
correct answer ✅Medications used determined by which part of
system affected
Mast cell stabilizers -
correct answer ✅Inhibit allergy cells (mast cells) from releasing
substances that cause inflammation (Prevent or decrease
occurrence of asthma attacks
DO NOT help acute attack)
Anti-influenza agents -
correct answer ✅Ease symptoms of influenza; decrease duration
of illness
Antitussives -
correct answer ✅stop coughs by blocking the cough reflex
Calculations Ch 18 Pulmonary
Medications Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Respiration -
correct answer ✅process of inhaling oxygen and exhaling CO2
(waste), Exchange takes place at alveolar level
Diaphragm -
correct answer ✅facilitates breathing
Brain -
correct answer ✅regulates rate and depth of breathing
Dyspnea -
correct answer ✅difficulty breathing (Caused by asthma,
tuberculosis, COPD, or other diseases)
Pulmonary Medications
Mast cell stabilizers
Inhibit allergy cells (mast cells) from releasing substances that
cause inflammation
, LPN ~ Intro to Pharmacology and Clinical
Calculations Ch 18 Pulmonary
Medications Exam Questions & Answers
(Grade A+)
Prevent or decrease occurrence of asthma attacks
DO NOT help acute attack -
correct answer ✅Medications used determined by which part of
system affected
Mast cell stabilizers -
correct answer ✅Inhibit allergy cells (mast cells) from releasing
substances that cause inflammation (Prevent or decrease
occurrence of asthma attacks
DO NOT help acute attack)
Anti-influenza agents -
correct answer ✅Ease symptoms of influenza; decrease duration
of illness
Antitussives -
correct answer ✅stop coughs by blocking the cough reflex
