NSG 6005 WEEK 4 STUDY GUIDE / NSG 6005 Week 4 Reliable Study Guide

NSG 6005 Week 4 Study Guide

Chapter 17. Drugs Affecting the Respiratory System

____     1.   Digoxin levels need to be monitored closely when the following medication is started:

1.

Loratadine

2.

Diphenhydramine

3.

Ipratropium

4.

Albuterol

____     2.   Patients with pheochromocytoma should avoid which of the following classes of drugs because of the possibility of developing hypertensive crisis?

1.

Expectorants

2.

Beta-2-agonists

3.

Antitussives

4.

Antihistamines

____     3.   Harold, a 42-year-old African American, has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the following asthma medications should be used cautiously, if at all?

1.

Betamethasone, an inhaled corticosteroid

2.

Salmeterol, an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist

3.

Albuterol, a short-acting beta-agonist

4.

Montelukast, a leukotriene modifier

____     4.   Long-acting beta-agonists (LTBAs) received a Black Box Warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to the:

1.

Risk of life-threatening dermatological reactions

2.

Increased incidence of cardiac events when LTBAs are used

3.

Increased risk of asthma-related deaths when LTBAs are used

4.

Risk for life-threatening alterations in electrolytes

____     5.   The bronchodilator of choice for patients taking propranolol is:

1.

Albuterol

2.

Pirbuterol

3.

Formoterol

4.

Ipratropium

____     6.   James is a 52-year-old overweight smoker taking theophylline for his persistent asthma. He tells his provider he is going to start the Atkin’s diet for weight loss. The appropriate response would be:

1.

Congratulate him on making a positive change in his life.

2.

Recommend he try stopping smoking instead of the Atkin’s diet.

3.

Schedule him for regular testing of serum theophylline levels during his diet due to increased excretion of theophylline.

4.

Decrease his theophylline dose because a high-protein diet may lead to elevated theophylline levels.

____     7.   Li takes theophylline for his persistent asthma and calls the office with a complaint of nausea, vomiting, and headache. The best advice for him would be to:

1.

Reassure him this is probably a viral infection and should be better soon