Medication used for prevention of exercise-induced asthma, treatment of bronchospasm, and long-term control of asthma
What is Beta-2 Adrenergic Agonists?
100
Complications of glucocoticoids
What are difficulty speaking, hoarseness, candidiasis, suppression of adrenal gland functioning, bone loss, hyperglycemia, glycosuria, myopathy, peptic ulcer disease, infection, and electrolyte disturbances?
100
Best route for administration of Albuterol to treat an acute asthmatic attack
What is inhalation?
100
2 absolute contraindications for administration of a glucocorticoid
What is clients who have received a live virus vaccine or clients who have a systemic fungal infection?
100
Actions the nurse should take if manifestations of theophylline toxicity occur
What is stop the medication, give activated charcoal, give lidocaine to treat dysrhythmias, and give diazepam to control seizures?
200
Medication used for bronchospasm relief in COPD, allergen induced asthma and exercise-induced asthma.
What are Inhaled Anticholinergics?
200
Complications of leukotriene modifiers
What are depression, suicidal idealation, and liver injury?
200
Given first if a patient is prescribed both an inhaled beta2- agonist and inhaled glucocorticoid
What is inhaled Beta2-agonist?
200
Type of allergy that absolutely contraindicates the administration of an inhaled anticholinergics such as Ipratropium
What is peanut?
200
Signs and symptoms in which the nurse recognizes as indicators of theophylline toxicity
What is nausea, diarrhea, restlessness?
300
Medication used for relaxation of bronchial smooth muscle, resulting in bronchodilation; used for long-term control of chronic asthma or COPD
What are methylxanthines?
300
Complications of inhaled anticholinergics
What are dry mouth and hoarseness?
300
What the nurse should advise the patient to do after inhalation of an anticholinergic in order to decrease unpleasant taste in mouth
What is rinse mouth?
300
Conditions in which theophylline should be used cautiously in
What is heart disease, hypertension, liver and kidney dysfunction, and diabetes mellitus?
300
Manifestations of liver injury as a result of zileuton and zafirlukast (leukotriene modifiers) use that the nurse teaches the patient to report
What is nausea, anorexia, abdominal pain?
400
Medication used short-term for status asthmaticus, long-term prophylaxis of asthma, acute asthma episode, severe asthma, and promotion of lung maturity in preterm fetus.
What are glucocorticoids?
400
Complications of Methylxanthines
What are GI distress (mild toxicity), restlessness (mild toxicity), dysrhythmias (severe toxicity), and seizures (severe toxicity)?
400
Time of day when Montelukast (a leukotriene modifier) should be taken for long-term therapy of asthma
What is bedtime?
400
Conditions in which beta-2 adrenergic agonists (such as albuterol) should be used cautiously in
What is heart disease, hypertension, angina, diabetes mellitus, and hyperthyroidism?
400
Test monitored by the nurse of a patient taking a leukotriene modifier (montelukast, zileuton, zafirlukast)
What is liver function?
500
Medication used for long-term therapy of asthma in children and adults, as well as prevention of exercise-induced bronchospasm in children as young as 12 months
What are leukotriene modifiers?
500
Complications of Beta2-adrenergic antagonists
What are tachycardia, angina, and tremors?
500
Number of hours before exercise that Montelukast (a leukotriene modifier) should be taken for prevention of an exercise-induced bronchospasm
What is 2?
500
Condition in which beta-2 adrenergic agonists (such as Albuterol) is absolutely contraindicated in
What is tachydysrhythmia?
500
Whether or not a patient taking daily montelukast needs to take an additional dose for prevention of exercise induced bronchospasm