18: Drugs For Respiratory Problems

Question 0

Asthma

Answer 0

And intermittent disease of airway obstruction caused by constructions of the bronchial smooth muscle that surround the airways and by inflammation in the airways

Question 1

Alveoli

Answer 1

Air sacs in the lungs were oxygen moves into the blood

Question 2

Bronchoconstriction

Answer 2

The tightening of pulmonary smooth muscle, resulting in narrowed airways

Question 3

Bronchodilator

Answer 3

A drug that relaxes smooth muscle around the airways, causing the center openings to enlarge

Question 4

Chronic bronchitis

Answer 4

A persistent inflammation of the airways

Question 5

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Answer 5

A respiratory disorder that is a combination of chronic bronchitis and emphysema

Question 6

Emphysema

Answer 6

A disease in which the elasticity of Air sacs is greatly reduced

Question 7

Lumen

Answer 7

The open center of a hollow airway

Question 8

Mucolytic

Answer 8

A drug that reduces the thickness of mucus, making it easier to move out of the airway

Question 9

Peak expiratory rate of flow (PERF)

Answer 9

The fastest air flow rate reached at any time during exhalation that measures how well a patient can exhale or blow out of his or her mouth

Question 10

Wheeze

Answer 10

A squeaky or snore like sound present when air moves through narrowed airways