Chapter 36 & 40 Terminology

Question 1

aerosol

Answer 1

a suspension of solid or liquid particles in gas

Question 2

aerosol output

Answer 2

the mass of fluid or drug contained in aerosol produced by a nebulizer

Question 3

emitted dose

Answer 3

describes the mass of drug leaving the mouthpiece of a nebulizer or inhaler as aerosol

Question 4

MMAD

Answer 4

Mass Median Aerodynamic Diameter

Question 5

Inahled Dose

Answer 5

only a fraction of the emitted dose will be inhaled

Question 6

Respirable Dose

Answer 6

only a fraction of what is inhaled will be deposited in the lungs

Question 7

Inhaled Mass

Answer 7

the amount of drug inhaled

Question 8

Respirable Mass

Answer 8

portion of the inhaled mass that can reach the lower airways

Question 9

inertial impaction

Answer 9

occurs when suspended particles in motion collide with are deposited on a surface

Question 10

aging

Answer 10

the process by which an aerosol suspension changes over time

Question 11

parenchyma

Answer 11

the essential or functional elements of an organ

Question 12

MDI

Answer 12

metered dose inhaler

Question 13

DPI

Answer 13

dry powder inhaler

Question 14

SVN

Answer 14

small volume nebulizer

Question 15

Baffle

Answer 15

a surface on which large particles remain in suspension, reducing the size of particles remaining in the aerosol

Question 16

residual drug volume

Answer 16

dead volume, medication that remains in the SVN after the device stops generating aerosol

Question 17

nebulizer

Answer 17

device that produces an aerosol suspension of liquid particles in a gaseous medium using a baffling to control particle size

Question 18

breath actuated nebulizer (BAN)

Answer 18

aerosol device that is responsive to the patient’s inspiratory effort and reduces or eliminates aerosol generation during exhalation

Question 19

breath enhanced nebulizer

Answer 19

nebulizers that entrain room air in direct relationship to the inspiratory flow of the patient

Question 20

adrenergic

Answer 20

drug that stimulate a receptor responding to norepinephrine to epinephrine

Question 21

agonists

Answer 21

stimulating agents

Question 22

antagonists

Answer 22

blocking agents

Question 23

antiadrenergic

Answer 23

drug that block a receptor for norepinephrine or epinephrine

Question 24

anticholinergic

Answer 24

drugs that block a receptor for acetylcholine

Question 25

catecholamine

Answer 25

any of a group of compounds having sympathomimetic action; they mimic the actions of epinephrine

Question 26

cholinergic

Answer 26

drugs that stimulate a receptor for acetylcholine

Question 27

leukotriene

Answer 27

any of a group of chemical mediators that cause inflammation

Question 28

anitleukuotriene

Answer 28

an agent that blocks the inflammatory response in asthma

Question 29

muscarinic

Answer 29

drugs that simulate acetylcholine receptors specifically at parasympathetic nerve-ending sites

Question 30

sympathetic

Answer 30

adrenergic

Question 31

parasympathetic

Answer 31

cholinergic

Question 32

acetylcholine

Answer 32

a chemical produced by the body that is used in the transmission of nerve impulses