Rau’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology
11th Edition by Douglas Gardenhire,
All Chapters 1 to 23 Covered
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Unit I: Basic Concepts and Principles in Pharmacology
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1. Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology
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2. Principles of Drug Action
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3. Administration of Aerosolized Agents
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4. Calculating Drug Doses
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5. The Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems
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Unit II: Drugs Used to Treat the Respiratory System
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6. Adrenergic (Sympathomimetic) Bronchodilators
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7. Anticholinergic (Parasympatholytic) Bronchodilators
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8. Xanthines
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9. Mucus-Controlling Drug Therapy
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10. Surfactant Agents
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11. Cortico steriods in Respiratory Care
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12. Nonsteroidal Antiasthma Agents
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13. Aerosolized Anti infective Agents
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14. Antimicrobial Agents
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15. Cold and Cough Agents
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16. Selected Agents of Pulmonary Value
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17. Neonatal and Pediatric Aerosolized Drug Therapy
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Unit III: Critical Care, Cardiovascular, and Polysomnography Agents
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18. Skeletal Muscle Relaxants (Neuromuscular Blocking Agents)
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19. Diuretic Agents
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20. Drugs Affecting the Central Nervous System
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21. Vasopressors, Inotropes, and Anti arrythmic Agents
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22. Drugs Affecting Circulation: Antihypertensives, Antianginals, Anti thrombotics
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23. Sleep and Sleep Pharmacology
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,Chapter 01: Introduction to Respiratory Care Pharmacology Gardenhire: R
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au’s Respiratory Care Pharmacology, 11th Edition
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1. What is the name of the receptor sites that are located in the peripheral vasculature, the heart
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, bronchial muscle, and bronchial blood vessels?
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a. Beta 2 receptors RN c. Alpha receptors
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b. Gamma receptors d. Beta 1 receptors
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ANS: C RN
Alpha receptors are located in the peripheral vasculature, the heart, bronchial muscle, and
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ronchial blood vessels. RN RN
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2. Which receptor site results in tachycardia, an increased potential for arrhythmias, and an
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increased cardiac output?
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a. Beta 1 receptor RN RN c. Alpha receptor RN
b. Beta 2 receptor RN RNd. Delta receptor RNR N RN
ANS: A RN
Stimulation of the beta- RN RN RN
1 receptors results in tachycardia, an increased potential for arrhythmias, and an increased cardi
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ac output. In administering drugs to the pulmonary system, stimulation of the beta-
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1 sites is not desired. However, most respiratory pharmacologic agents have some beta-
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1 stimulatory effect.
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3. Stimulation of the beta 2 receptors causes RN RN RN RN RN RN RNRN
a. peripheral vasoconstriction and mild bronchoconstriction in the lungs.
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b. tachycardia, an increased potential for arrhythmias, and an increased cardiac output.
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c. bronchodilation.
d. peripheral vasodilation, bradycardia, and decreased cardiac output.
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ANS: C RN
Stimulation of the beta-2 receptors in the lungs causes bronchodilation.
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PTS: RNR N 1
4. Acetylcholine stimulates RN R N RN
a. the Vagus nerve. RN RN
b. the adrenergic receptors.
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c. the sympathetic nervous system.
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d. the cholinergic receptors.
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Acetylcholine stimulates the cholinergic receptors. RN RN RN RN
PTS: RNR N 1
5. What immunoglobulin antibody sensitizes the mast cell?
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, a. Leukotrienes c. Histamine