NURS 251 Pharmacology Exam 5 (2024) || Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
NURS 251 Pharmacology Exam 5 (2024) || Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
How would you instruct a patient to use a metered dose inhaler? - ANSWER - 1. Remove cap
2. Shake inhaler
3. Exhale all the way out
4. Press down on inh...
, NURS 251 Pharmacology Exam 5
(2024) || Questions & Answers (Rated A+)
How would you instruct a patient to use a metered dose inhaler? - ANSWER - 1.
Remove cap
2. Shake inhaler
3. Exhale all the way out
4. Press down on inhaler and breathe in
5. Hold your breath for a count of 10
6. Slowly breathe out
How would you instruct a patient to use a dry powdered inhaler? - ANSWER - 1.
Open inhaler
2. Breathe out
3. Breathe in through the inhaler
4. Hold your breath for 10 seconds
5. Breath out slowly with inhaler
6. Close inhaler
The primary drugs used in the treatment of both asthma and COPD - ANSWER -
bronchodilators and a variety of anti-inflammatory and antiallergic agents.
All three of these diseases have one primary similarity - ANSWER - they all involve
obstruction of airflow through the airways.
Main functions of the respiratory system - ANSWER - (1) deliver oxygen to the cells
of body. (2) remove carbon dioxide from body.
upper respiratory tract - ANSWER - outside chest cavity
(nose, and nasopharynx; down to the larynx).
lower respiratory tract - ANSWER - organs within chest
(trachea, bronchial tree, and lungs).
alveoli - ANSWER - microscopic sacs where oxygen diffuses across and exchanged
for carbon dioxide when a person breathes in air
the diffused oxygen is then taken to the rest of the body through the - ANSWER -
circulatory system
Several common diseases that affect airways and exchange of gas - ANSWER -
asthma, COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis
Asthma - ANSWER - general term for recurrent and reversible shortness of breath
resulting from the narrowing of the bronchi and bronchioles.
COPD - ANSWER - consists of both emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
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