Exam 29: Drugs Used to Treat Upper Respiratory Disease

The nurse is preparing education for a patient who has developed rebound nasal congestion resulting from use of topical decongestants.What information will the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

A patient at sports camp is complaining of itchy and watery eyes,coughing,and sneezing when outdoors.The patient's chart states that he has an allergy to grasses.Which medication will the nurse administer?

What initiates the sneeze reflex?

Which is a serious adverse effect of decongestants?

When does allergic rhinitis occur? (Select all that apply.)

What can result if a patient overuses topical decongestants?

What occurs in the nasal structures when cholinergic fibers are stimulated?

The clinic nurse is assessing a patient being seen for a severe allergic reaction to environmental allergens.Which symptom should the nurse prioritize as the most important?

Which topically active aerosol steroids are highly effective for reducing sneezing,nasal itching,stuffiness,and rhinorrhea? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is teaching a patient about the administration of antihistamines.The nurse will instruct the patient to take the medication at what time of day?

Which medication may be given to patients with allergic seasonal rhinitis who do not respond to antihistamines and sympathomimetics?

Which patient(s)would be able to take an alpha-adrenergic decongestant safely? (Select all that apply.)

Which action(s)is/are true of antihistamines? (Select all that apply.)

What process in the antigen-antibody reaction causes the symptoms of allergies?

Which instruction will the nurse include when teaching a patient with seasonal rhinitis and blocked nasal passages about intranasal corticosteroid therapy?

A college student is being seen at an outpatient clinic with reports of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis.The healthcare provider orders fexofenadine.When providing information regarding this medication,the nurse will include statements indicating that:

Which principle(s)will the nurse include in a teaching plan for antihistamine therapy? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing counseling to a patient on cromolyn sodium (Nasalcrom)nasal spray.Information relayed to the patient will include that: (Select all that apply.)