Inhaled glucocorticoids - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Moderate Persistent Asthma - Symptoms daily and night time awakenings more than once a week but not nightly First Line Treatment for Moderate Persistent Asthma - inhaled low - dose glucocorticoids plus an inhaled long - acting beta agonist; a short - acting inhaled beta agonist is also given for exacerbations Cranial bones that primarily move in flexion and extension around a transverse axis - Midline bones What are the midline bones of the cranium? - occiput, sphenoid, ethmoid, vomer ...

ATI - Comprehensive Final Exam (All Correct Answers) 2022/2023 A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has severe reactive airway disease about glucocorticoid therapy. The parent asks why her child has to inhale the medication instead of taking it orally. Which of the following information should the nurse provide the parent? Oral glucocorticoids are more like to slow linear growth in children. (Chronic use of oral glucocorticoids in high doses by children can result in decreased linea...

A patient who breastfeeds her infant asks the nurse about the immunity the infant receives from breast milk. What does the nurse tell the patient about immunity through breastfeeding? a. "The immunity protects the infant from hypersensitivity reactions." b. "The immunity provides phagocytes to help the infant fight infections." c. "The immunity results from the transfer of IgA through the breast milk." d. "The immunity protects the infant from respiratory and gastrointestinal (GI) mic...

NR565 / NR 565 ALL EXAMS COVERED AND COMBINED FINAL EXAM QUESTION BANK 2023/24) WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS & 100% CORRECT ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES WELL EXPLAINED BY EXPERTS ALREADY PASSED!!!!! GRADED A+ 2024 LATEST UPDATE WITH 100% GUARANTEED SUCCESS AFTER DOWNLOAD (ALL YOU NEED TO PASS YOUR EXAMS) A patient with asthma reports daily symptoms requiring a short-acting B2-agonist for relief. The patient has used oral glucocorticoids three times in the past three months and reports awakening at n...

What is Asthma? Correct Answer-wheeze, airway hyperresponsive, aspirin; dx-FEV1/FVC <0. 70,↑FEV₁ by 12%; (tx: β₂-agonist → low dose ICS → low dose ICS + LABA or medium dose ICS→medium dose ICS + LABA) What is Asthma Acute Exacerbation? Correct Answer-O₂, SABA/SAMA, IV glucorticoids, IV Mg What is Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease? Correct Answer-worsened asthma, nasal polyps, ↑eosinophils;(tx- glucocorticoids, removal of NSAID/aspirin + leukotriene receptor antago...

What are MDIs and how should they be used? Metered dose inhalers: small, hand-held, pressurized devices. Begin slow inhalation before activation, hold medicine in lungs for 10 seconds, and wait 1 minutes between activations. What are two advantages of inhalers using the HFA propellant? Don't affect ozone layer Smaller droplets do not require space What is the advantage of DPIs? Disadvantage? How fast should the patient inhale? Advantage: no hand-lung coordination needed; breathing activated D...

NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharm Exam 2 || Questions and All Accurate Answers (Graded A+) NUR 2474 Rasmussen Pharm Exam 2 || Questions and All Accurate Answers (Graded A+) Patient Education on using inhalers - ANSWER - For any patient prescribed an inhaler, the RN should ensure the client can self administer the medication. Teach back needed The patient should wait 1-2 minutes between puffs The patient should wait 5 minutes between 2 different inhalers The patient should take a bronchodilator be...

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A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has severe reac-tive airway disease about glucocorticoid therapy. The parent asks why her child has to inhale the medication instead of taking it orally. Which of the following information should the nurse provide the parent? - CORRECT ANSWER Oral glucocorticoids are more like to slow linear growth in children. (Chronic use of oral glucocorticoids in high doses by children can result in decreased linear growth. but this wont happen with inhaled...