Rau's Respiratory Care Pharmacology Module 1 | 134 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - Respiratory disorder characterized by respiratory insufficiency that may occur as a result of trauma, pneumonia, oxygen toxicity, gram-negative sepsis, and systemic inflammatory response. Aerosolized agents - Group of aerosol drugs for pulmonary applications that includes adrenergic, anticholinergic, mucoactive, corticosteroid, antiasthmatic, and antiinfective agents and surfactants instilled directly into the trachea. Airway Resistance (Raw) - Measure of the impedance to ventilation caused by the movement of gas through the airway. Chemical Name - Name indicating the chemical structure of a drug Chronic obstructive pulmonary Disease - Disease process characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible, is usually progressive, and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the lung to noxious particle or gases Diseases that cause airflow limitation include - chronic bronchitis Emphysema Asthma Bronchiectasis Code Name - name assigned by a manufacturer to an experimental chemical that shows potential as a drug. cystic fibrosis (CF) - inherited disorder of exocrine glands resulting in thick mucinous secretions in the respiratory tract that do not drain normallyCysitic fibrosis symptoms - Increased electrolytes in the sweat, chronic respiratory infection, and pancreatic insufficiency