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Classifications
Nursing Action
Medication action
100
What is the therapeutic classification of albuterol?
bronchodilators
100
Which inhalers are shaken prior to use?
What is meter doesed inhalers; not the powder
100
Name 2 common side effects
What is nervousness and restlessness
200
What is the pharmocologic classification that has the medication albuterol in it?
What is adrengergics
200
Which kind of inhaler requires you to breath in quickly?
What is powdered disk
200
Name 2 least common side effects
What is pounding heart beat and twitches
300
What is the pharmocologic classification of the medication lpartropium (Atrovent)?
What is anticholinergics
300
At what rate do we set the compressor for a nebulizer treatment?
What is 10 lpm
300
what type of people use bronchodilators?
What is COPD,Asthma,emphysema,chronic bronchitis and other lung dieases
400
What medication has the pharmocologic classification of leukotrine antagonists?
What is montelukast (Singular)
400
How do you record the preformance of the peak flow meter?
What is best out of 3
400
Bronchodilators work by_______ the smooth muscle that line the airways
What is relaxing
500
What is the pharmocologic classification that has the medication aminophylline in it?
What is xanthines
500
What are 4 things we would assess for a patient using bronchodialators?
What is Blood pressure, pulse, respirations, lung sounds, oxygen saturation, peak flow, secreation characteristics
500
medications that help open the bronchial tubes of the lungs, allowing more air to flow through them
What is bronchodilators