PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS FOR ADVANCED q q
q PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS 5TH EDITION WOO
q q q q q
q ROBINSON TEST UPDATE WITH MULTIPLE,
q q q q
q CORRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
q q
Chapter 14 & 17 Respiratory And GI:
q q q q q q
Christy qhas qexercise-induced qand qmild qpersistent qasthma qand qis
qprescribed qtwo qpuffs qof qalbuterol q15 qminutes qbefore qexercise qand
qas qneeded qfor qwheezing. qOne qpuff qper qday qof qbeclomethasone
q(QVAR) qis qalso qprescribed. qTeaching qregarding qher qinhalers
qincludes:
Use qone qto qtwo qpuffs qof qalbuterol qper qday qto qprevent qan qattack
qwith qno qmore qthan
eight qpuffs qper qday
Beclomethasone qneeds qto qbe qused qevery qday qto qtreat qher qasthma
,Report qany qsystemic qside qeffects qshe qis qexperiencing, qsuch qas
qweight qgain
Use qthe qalbuterol qmetered-dose qinhaler q(MDI) qimmediately qafter
qher qcorticosteroid
MDI qto qfacilitate qbronchodilation q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔-
qBeclomethasone qneeds qto qbe qused qevery qday qto qtreat qher qasthma
Cough qand qcold qmedications qthat qcontain qa qsympathomimetic
qdecongestant qsuch qas qphenylephrine qshould qbe qused qcautiously qin
qwhat qpopulation:
Older qadults
Hypertensive qpatients
Infants
All qof qthe qabove q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔- qAll qof qthe qabove
Decongestants qsuch qas qpseudoephedrine q(Sudafed):
Are qSchedule qIII qdrugs qin qall qstates
,Should qnot qbe qprescribed qor qrecommended qfor qchildren qunder q4
qyears qof qage
Are qeffective qin qtreating qthe qcongestion qchildren qexperience qwith
qthe qcommon qcold
May qcause qdrowsiness qin qpatients qof qall qages q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔-
qShould qnot qbe qprescribed qor qrecommended qfor qchildren qunder q4
qyears qof qage
Digoxin qlevels qneed qto qbe qmonitored qclosely qwhen qthe qfollowing
qmedication qis qstarted: q
Loratadine
Diphenhydramine
Ipratropium
Albuterol q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔- qAlbuterol
First-generation qantihistamines qsuch qas qloratadine q(Claritin) qare
qprescribed qfor qseasonal qallergies qbecause qthey qare:
, More qeffective qthan qfirst-generation qantihistamines
Less qsedating qthan qthe qfirst-generation qantihistamines
Prescription qproducts, qtherefore qare qcovered qby qinsurance
Able qto qbe qtaken qwith qcentral qnervous qsystem q(CNS) qsedatives,
qsuch qas qalcohol q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔- qLess qsedating qthan qthe qfirst-
generation qantihistamines
Harold, qa q42-year-old qAfrican qAmerican, qhas qmoderate qpersistent
qasthma. qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qasthma qmedications qshould qbe
qused qcautiously, qif qat qall?
Betamethasone, qan qinhaled qcorticosteroid
Salmeterol, qan qinhaled qlong-acting qbeta-agonist
Albuterol, qa qshort-acting qbeta-agonist
Montelukast, qa qleukotriene qmodifier q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔-
qSalmeterol, qan qinhaled qlong-acting qbeta-agonist
q PRACTICE NURSE PRESCRIBERS 5TH EDITION WOO
q q q q q
q ROBINSON TEST UPDATE WITH MULTIPLE,
q q q q
q CORRECTLY ANSWERED QUESTIONS
q q
Chapter 14 & 17 Respiratory And GI:
q q q q q q
Christy qhas qexercise-induced qand qmild qpersistent qasthma qand qis
qprescribed qtwo qpuffs qof qalbuterol q15 qminutes qbefore qexercise qand
qas qneeded qfor qwheezing. qOne qpuff qper qday qof qbeclomethasone
q(QVAR) qis qalso qprescribed. qTeaching qregarding qher qinhalers
qincludes:
Use qone qto qtwo qpuffs qof qalbuterol qper qday qto qprevent qan qattack
qwith qno qmore qthan
eight qpuffs qper qday
Beclomethasone qneeds qto qbe qused qevery qday qto qtreat qher qasthma
,Report qany qsystemic qside qeffects qshe qis qexperiencing, qsuch qas
qweight qgain
Use qthe qalbuterol qmetered-dose qinhaler q(MDI) qimmediately qafter
qher qcorticosteroid
MDI qto qfacilitate qbronchodilation q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔-
qBeclomethasone qneeds qto qbe qused qevery qday qto qtreat qher qasthma
Cough qand qcold qmedications qthat qcontain qa qsympathomimetic
qdecongestant qsuch qas qphenylephrine qshould qbe qused qcautiously qin
qwhat qpopulation:
Older qadults
Hypertensive qpatients
Infants
All qof qthe qabove q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔- qAll qof qthe qabove
Decongestants qsuch qas qpseudoephedrine q(Sudafed):
Are qSchedule qIII qdrugs qin qall qstates
,Should qnot qbe qprescribed qor qrecommended qfor qchildren qunder q4
qyears qof qage
Are qeffective qin qtreating qthe qcongestion qchildren qexperience qwith
qthe qcommon qcold
May qcause qdrowsiness qin qpatients qof qall qages q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔-
qShould qnot qbe qprescribed qor qrecommended qfor qchildren qunder q4
qyears qof qage
Digoxin qlevels qneed qto qbe qmonitored qclosely qwhen qthe qfollowing
qmedication qis qstarted: q
Loratadine
Diphenhydramine
Ipratropium
Albuterol q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔- qAlbuterol
First-generation qantihistamines qsuch qas qloratadine q(Claritin) qare
qprescribed qfor qseasonal qallergies qbecause qthey qare:
, More qeffective qthan qfirst-generation qantihistamines
Less qsedating qthan qthe qfirst-generation qantihistamines
Prescription qproducts, qtherefore qare qcovered qby qinsurance
Able qto qbe qtaken qwith qcentral qnervous qsystem q(CNS) qsedatives,
qsuch qas qalcohol q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔- qLess qsedating qthan qthe qfirst-
generation qantihistamines
Harold, qa q42-year-old qAfrican qAmerican, qhas qmoderate qpersistent
qasthma. qWhich qof qthe qfollowing qasthma qmedications qshould qbe
qused qcautiously, qif qat qall?
Betamethasone, qan qinhaled qcorticosteroid
Salmeterol, qan qinhaled qlong-acting qbeta-agonist
Albuterol, qa qshort-acting qbeta-agonist
Montelukast, qa qleukotriene qmodifier q q q q q q q q qANSWER: q✔-
qSalmeterol, qan qinhaled qlong-acting qbeta-agonist
