Pharmacology Exam 3 NUR334
Asthma - answer inflammation of the bronchioles
COPD would also show - answer inflammation of the bronchioles
First med treatment for asthma - answer albuterol (bronchodilator)
Albuterol is a - answer beta 1 & 2 blocker
Beta 1 affects the - answer heart (1 heart)
Beta 2 affects the - answer lungs (2 lungs)
What to expect to hear in asthma - answer wheezes
After albuterol treatment you would hear - answerdecreased wheezes
What type of medication would you like to avoid when using albuterol - answerBeta
blockers (lols)
How often do you clean albuterol inhalers - answeronce a week
How often do you clean steroid inhalers - answerevery day
What happens if they use too much albuterol - answerbroncho spasms (paradoxical
effect)
Only use albuterol as a - answerrescue inhaler
After giving albuterol - answerlisten to lungs and check heart rate
Albuterol effects - answerpotassium by decreasing it
Albuterol stimulates pancreas to release - answermore insulin, therefore decreasing
blood sugar
Montelukasts - answerleukotriene (part of inflammation process) inhibitor, blocks part of
histamine effect
Montelukast can be used for - answerasthma or allergies
Montelukast is taken - answerlong term
, Montelukast decreases - answerthe severity of an asthma attack
Montelukast common side effects - answerheadache, SI, depression
Montelukast should be taken - answerbefore bedtime because symptoms can get worse
HS
When taking theophylline avoid - answercaffeine
Theophylline is a - answerbronchodilator
Adverse reactions of theophylline - answerarrhythmias, seizures, low potassium
Salmeterol - answerslow acting bronchodilator
Ipratropium - answeranticholinergic, helps open up medium and large airways
Prednisone - answersteroid
Prednisone helps with - answerinflammation
Steroids decrease - answerimmune response
Steroids increase - answerswelling, weight gain
Steroids must be - answertapered on tapered off
Decongestants are used for - answerdecongesting of upper airway
Long term use of decongestants can cause - answerHTN, tachycardia
Diphenhydramine (benadryl) is used for - answerallergies, nausea, and sedation
Loratadine (claritin) - answerantihistamine, seasonal allergies, motion sickness
Loratadine SE - answerdry mouth
Oxymetazoline - answernasal spray
If oxymetazoline is used too much it can cause - answerrebound nasal congestion
(paradoxical effect)
Codeine - answerDecreases cough reflex, CNS goes down, at risk for aspiration
Take codeine with - answerfood
Asthma - answer inflammation of the bronchioles
COPD would also show - answer inflammation of the bronchioles
First med treatment for asthma - answer albuterol (bronchodilator)
Albuterol is a - answer beta 1 & 2 blocker
Beta 1 affects the - answer heart (1 heart)
Beta 2 affects the - answer lungs (2 lungs)
What to expect to hear in asthma - answer wheezes
After albuterol treatment you would hear - answerdecreased wheezes
What type of medication would you like to avoid when using albuterol - answerBeta
blockers (lols)
How often do you clean albuterol inhalers - answeronce a week
How often do you clean steroid inhalers - answerevery day
What happens if they use too much albuterol - answerbroncho spasms (paradoxical
effect)
Only use albuterol as a - answerrescue inhaler
After giving albuterol - answerlisten to lungs and check heart rate
Albuterol effects - answerpotassium by decreasing it
Albuterol stimulates pancreas to release - answermore insulin, therefore decreasing
blood sugar
Montelukasts - answerleukotriene (part of inflammation process) inhibitor, blocks part of
histamine effect
Montelukast can be used for - answerasthma or allergies
Montelukast is taken - answerlong term
, Montelukast decreases - answerthe severity of an asthma attack
Montelukast common side effects - answerheadache, SI, depression
Montelukast should be taken - answerbefore bedtime because symptoms can get worse
HS
When taking theophylline avoid - answercaffeine
Theophylline is a - answerbronchodilator
Adverse reactions of theophylline - answerarrhythmias, seizures, low potassium
Salmeterol - answerslow acting bronchodilator
Ipratropium - answeranticholinergic, helps open up medium and large airways
Prednisone - answersteroid
Prednisone helps with - answerinflammation
Steroids decrease - answerimmune response
Steroids increase - answerswelling, weight gain
Steroids must be - answertapered on tapered off
Decongestants are used for - answerdecongesting of upper airway
Long term use of decongestants can cause - answerHTN, tachycardia
Diphenhydramine (benadryl) is used for - answerallergies, nausea, and sedation
Loratadine (claritin) - answerantihistamine, seasonal allergies, motion sickness
Loratadine SE - answerdry mouth
Oxymetazoline - answernasal spray
If oxymetazoline is used too much it can cause - answerrebound nasal congestion
(paradoxical effect)
Codeine - answerDecreases cough reflex, CNS goes down, at risk for aspiration
Take codeine with - answerfood
