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● Respiratory and GI Meds : Approximately 20 questions: ● Albuterol:mechanism of action, therapeutic effects, side effects ○ Most effective class of drugs for relief of acute bronchospasm and prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm ○ Used in asthma: both quick relief and long term control ○ Generally inhaled, but oral route is also available ○ Produce bronchodilation with relief of bronchospasm and bronchoconstriction ○ Suppress histamine release and increase ciliary motility ○ Cardiac Effects: Increased heart rates/ Increase BP/ Palpitations/ Dysrhythmias/ Angina/ Nervousness/ Tremors/ Seizures ● Nursing interventions with Beclomethasone ● Codeine: side effects ● Expectorants:mechanism of action ○ Guaifenesin [Mucinex, Humibid] ■ Renders cough more productive by stimulating flow of respiratory tract secretions ■ Higher doses may be effective ● COPD interventions to manage ● Steroids:mechanism of action ● Theophylline:contraindications ● Metoclopramide:uses ● Ondansetron: uses, mechanism of action, side effects, when to administer ● Laxatives: uses,pt teaching, bowel program ○ Used to ease or stimulate defecation ■ Soften the stool ■ Increase stool volume ■ Haten fecal passage through the intestine ■ Facilitate evacuation from the rectum ■ Misuse comes from the misconceptions of what constitutes normal bowel function ○ Laxative Effect: Production of soft, formed stool over 1 or more days. Relatively mild ● Drug for bowel cleanse ● Scopolamine: uses ● Proton Pump Inhibitors: ○ Most effective drugs for suppressing secretion of gastric acid ○ Therapeutic uses: Short term ■ Gastric/duodenal ulcers ■ GERD ● Spacer vs. No spacer when using bronchodilator: ○ When a spacer is used, more medication reaches its site of action in the lungs, and less is deposited in the mouth and the throat