Exam 30: Drugs Used to Treat Lower Respiratory Disease

What is the action of zafirlukast (Accolate),a leukotriene receptor antagonist?

What is true about arterial blood gases (ABGs)?(Select all that apply.)

Which physical assessment(s)would be pertinent to the patient with asthma?(Select all that apply.)

The health care provider in an outpatient clinic has prescribed omalizumab (Xolair)to a patient.Which primary outcome will the nurse teach the patient to expect?

An adult patient is admitted for an asthma attack.Which assessment obtained by the nurse would support that albuterol (Proventil)was effective?

The nurse is teaching a patient with a history of COPD to self-administer tiotropium (Spiriva)by dry powder inhalation.Which information provided by the nurse is accurate?

A patient is seen in the emergency department.The patient had been maintained on theophylline (Theo Dur),and a blood sample reveals the serum theophylline level is subtherapeutic.Which may cause a subtherapeutic serum level?

Which statement(s)is/are true regarding the nursing assessment of a patient with a respiratory disorder?(Select all that apply.)

Which statement(s)about ipratropium bromide (Atrovent)is/are true?(Select all that apply.)

Within minutes of the initiation of a nebulizer treatment with a sympathomimetic bronchodilator,the patient turns on his call light and states that he feels "panicky" and his heart is racing.Which action will the nurse take?

The nurse is providing nutrition information to a patient diagnosed with a lower respiratory tract disease.What is the rationale for limiting caffeine?

The nurse is preparing to administer two inhalations of ipratropium bromide (Atrovent).When providing this medication,the nurse will instruct the patient to(Select all that apply.)

What is the reason for administering sodium chloride to a patient with emphysema?

From where do the fluids of the respiratory tract originate?

A child has been diagnosed with asthma and the nurse is providing education to the family.Which statement by the mother indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is completing the admission of an older adult patient with a history of COPD whose diagnosis is pneumonia.Which assessments would be most important to include in obtaining the history?(Select all that apply.)

Premedication assessments before the use of anticholinergic bronchodilating agents should verify that the patient has no history of which condition?

A patient has questions regarding a recently prescribed antitussive agent.Which response by the nurse is the best?

The nurse is providing instruction about ipratropium (Atrovent)to a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Which is a common adverse effect that tends to resolve with therapy?

Which statement(s)about acetylcysteine is/are true?(Select all that apply.)