Exam 8: Allergy and Respiratory Medications

A patient is scheduled to take the pneumonia vaccination.She has developed nasal congestion and started taking a topical intranasal steroid.What might the nurse expect the physician to tell the patient?

A patient has been instructed to use a topical decongestant for allergic rhinitis.Which information is important for the nurse to include when teaching the patient about the use of this medicine?

A patient is recovering from bronchitis.He is producing large amounts of thick mucus,especially in the mornings.What might the nurse expect the physician to do?

Xanthine derivatives are bronchodilators with which actions in the body? (Select all that apply.)

What should the nurse teach a patient who is on an antitussive agent?

Which is an important concept to teach patients who take expectorants,antitussives,decongestants,or bronchodilators?

The patient on cromolyn for asthma is monitored carefully during reduction of the medication for which reason?

For which reason should patients with hypertension be advised not to take antihistamines?

A patient is experiencing severe headaches and pressure over her eyes.She feels congested but has no temperature elevation.There is a past history of sinus infection with this patient.What might the nurse expect the physician to order?

A 17-year-old high school wrestler comes in for his regularly scheduled appointment for asthma.He reports no acute problems now with wheezing,coughing,shortness of breath,or tightness in his chest.Which medication might he be a candidate for prophylactic treatment?

A patient has recently recovered from pneumonia.She is on an expectorant for a cough she developed with her pneumonia.She discovers that she now wheezes after jogging in the morning.What might the nurse expect the physician to suggest?

Which is true regarding the use of intranasal steroids?

The therapeutic level of theophylline is directly related to the blood levels achieved from the administration of the medication on a regular schedule.Which factors affect therapeutic levels? (Select all that apply.)

A patient comes into the clinic complaining of a nonproductive cough and muscle aches that she has had for 5 days.She has no sore throat,temperature elevation,or swollen lymph nodes.She is coughing so much that she is unable to sleep at night.Which medication might the nurse expect the physician to order?

An energetic adult patient,who has had asthma since birth,takes theophylline regularly.What should the nurse be most concerned with regarding care for this patient?

Cromolyn is effective in which situations? (Select all that apply.)

A patient with renal failure expresses he prefers to take an herbal drug for relief of his cold.Which herbal drug should the nurse caution the patient about taking?

A patient has had asthma since childhood but is now an active teenager with few symptoms as long as she takes her medication regularly.Lately she reports a lack of appetite,difficulty falling asleep,vague feelings of anxiety,and restlessness.She also notices a little tremor of her hands and feels pounding in her chest.Which drugs may cause these symptoms?

The physician has ordered an antihistamine for an elderly patient with allergies.What might the nurse expect the physician to do?

A patient is seen regularly for hypertension.When he comes today for his regular appointment,he asks for a decongestant,because he has a bad head cold.What would the nurse expect the physician to do?