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For which conditions are respiratory medications used?
allergies and hay fever
asthma
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
emphysema and chronic bronchitis
3 multiple choice options
Respiratory drug classifications include the following:
antihistamines
decongestants
antitussives
expectorants
bronchodilators
2 multiple choice options
Which class of drugs should be used as a rescue inhaler for an acute asthma attack?
Short-acting inhaled beta 2-agonists
3 multiple choice options
Long-acting inhaled beta-2 agonists, inhaled corticosteroids, and mast cell stabilizers
___________used as rescue inhalers.
are not
,1 multiple choice option
What is the most common action of antihistamines?
Drying of secretions
3 choices
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What class of medication is responsible for reducing respiratory secretions?
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Decongestants
3 choices
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What category of drug has the main use of suppressing cough?
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Antitussives
3 choices
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Which of the following are effects caused by leukotrienes?
inflammation, bronchoconstriction, mucus production.
3 choices
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What type of action does an expectant have on respiratory secretions?
**
Moves secretions out of the body
3 choices
,Which class of medications is designed to open the airway specifically by dilating it?
Bronchodilators
What do the non-bronchodilators do in respiratory treatment?
Suppress the root of illness
which x Medina is short acting that patient with asthma commonly uses
albuterol
2 multiple choice options
which long acting medication to patients with asthma commonly uses
All asthma clients should have a short-acting beta-2 agonist, usually albuterol, available
for
acute attacks
2 multiple choice options
Antitussives act directly on the medulla to inhibit the cough reflex.
true
1 multiple choice option
Example of an expectorant is
, guaifenesin
3 multiple choice options
What is the classification for the following drug?
Loratadine
Name 2 antihistamines
fexofenadine
loratadine
Name 2 decongestants
fluticasone
triamcinolone
name 2 antitussives
codeine
dextromethorphan
what is a common expectorant
Guaifenesin (Mucinex)
3 multiple choice options
Short-acting beta-2-adrenergic agonists (SABAs) are indicated for airflow obstructions,
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For which conditions are respiratory medications used?
allergies and hay fever
asthma
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
emphysema and chronic bronchitis
3 multiple choice options
Respiratory drug classifications include the following:
antihistamines
decongestants
antitussives
expectorants
bronchodilators
2 multiple choice options
Which class of drugs should be used as a rescue inhaler for an acute asthma attack?
Short-acting inhaled beta 2-agonists
3 multiple choice options
Long-acting inhaled beta-2 agonists, inhaled corticosteroids, and mast cell stabilizers
___________used as rescue inhalers.
are not
,1 multiple choice option
What is the most common action of antihistamines?
Drying of secretions
3 choices
**
What class of medication is responsible for reducing respiratory secretions?
**
Decongestants
3 choices
**
What category of drug has the main use of suppressing cough?
**
Antitussives
3 choices
**
Which of the following are effects caused by leukotrienes?
inflammation, bronchoconstriction, mucus production.
3 choices
**
What type of action does an expectant have on respiratory secretions?
**
Moves secretions out of the body
3 choices
,Which class of medications is designed to open the airway specifically by dilating it?
Bronchodilators
What do the non-bronchodilators do in respiratory treatment?
Suppress the root of illness
which x Medina is short acting that patient with asthma commonly uses
albuterol
2 multiple choice options
which long acting medication to patients with asthma commonly uses
All asthma clients should have a short-acting beta-2 agonist, usually albuterol, available
for
acute attacks
2 multiple choice options
Antitussives act directly on the medulla to inhibit the cough reflex.
true
1 multiple choice option
Example of an expectorant is
, guaifenesin
3 multiple choice options
What is the classification for the following drug?
Loratadine
Name 2 antihistamines
fexofenadine
loratadine
Name 2 decongestants
fluticasone
triamcinolone
name 2 antitussives
codeine
dextromethorphan
what is a common expectorant
Guaifenesin (Mucinex)
3 multiple choice options
Short-acting beta-2-adrenergic agonists (SABAs) are indicated for airflow obstructions,
