HLT 250 Unit 4 Test Questions with Correct Answers
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HLT 250 Unit 4 Test Questions with Correct Answers
What is a drug used to relieve coughing? - Answer- Antitussive
What term describes the dispersing of liquid medication in a mist of fine particles to be inhaled? - Answer- Nebulization
The second-generation antihistamines are referred to ...
HLT 250 Unit 4 Test Questions with
Correct Answers
What is a drug used to relieve coughing? - Answer- Antitussive
What term describes the dispersing of liquid medication in a mist of fine particles to be
inhaled? - Answer- Nebulization
The second-generation antihistamines are referred to as __________ antihistamines. -
Answer- Non-sedating
Topical decongestants should be used for no longer than _____ to _____ days to
prevent rhinitis medicamentosa. - Answer- 3 to 5
The __________ antihistamines do not readily cross the blood-brain barrier and have
fewer adverse reactions. - Answer- second generation
Asthma caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors is known as what? - Answer- mixed
Leukotriene receptor antagonists and leukotriene formation inhibitors should
__________ be administered during an acute asthma attack. - Answer- never
Antitussives that act by anesthetizing stretch receptors in the respiratory passages are
called _________ acting drugs. - Answer- Peripherally
Narcotic antitussives are commonly used in patients with head injuries and increased
intracranial pressure or with convulsive disorders. - Answer- False
Older adults are more likely to experience __________ from first-generation
antihistamines. - Answer- anticholinergic effects
What can occur with extended use of topical nasal decongestants?
_________________________ - Answer- Rebound congestion or rhinitis
medicamentosa
Xanthine derivatives may cause electrocardiographic changes. - Answer- True
Patients taking __________ must be frequently monitored for signs of toxicity, and daily
plasma levels are monitored. - Answer- theophylline
, Taking vital signs and listening to the lungs help establish a _________ for the patient's
condition. - Answer- baseline
The process of giving the patient a loading dose of theophylline to reach a therapeutic
level more quickly is called what? - Answer- Theophyllinization
Theophyllinization is done by giving the patient a higher initial dose, called a _________
dose, to bring blood levels to a therapeutic range more quickly. - Answer- loading
Leukotrienes are bronchoconstrictive substances released by the body during the
inflammatory process.
True or False - Answer- True
When used to manage chronic asthma, corticosteroids are most often administered by
which method? - Answer- inhalation
Which is not an example of a xanthine derivative? - Answer- Corticosteroid
A bronchodilator does not normally relieve bronchospasm associated with respiratory
disorders.
True or False - Answer- False
A drug used to relieve bronchospasm is known as a what? - Answer- bronchodilator
Combination antihistamine/decongestant combinations allow for convenient ________. -
Answer- dosing
A decongestant is used to treat congestion associated with which of the following? -
Answer- Common cold, hay fever, sinusitis
Symptoms that may indicate an allergy to antihistamines include skin rash, urticaria,
and anaphylactic shock.
True or False - Answer- True
Drowsiness and sedation are common adverse reactions of many of the antihistamines.
True or False - Answer- True
Narrowing of blood vessels is also known as what? - Answer- vasocontriction
What is/are the action(s) of histamine? - Answer- Produces localized swelling
A decongestant increases the swelling of the nasal passages.
True or False - Answer- False
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