N170 - Inhaled And Nebulized Meds

Question 1

What should the patient do before inhaling a medication?

Answer 1

Take a deep breath in and exhale

Question 2

How many seconds should the patient inhale the medication for?

Answer 2

3-5 seconds

Question 3

How many seconds should the patient hold their breath until exhaling after inhaling medication?

Answer 3

10 sec if possible

Question 4

When using an MDI, can you spray medication into the spacer before inhaling?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

How long should the patient wait to take another inhaled medication?

Answer 5

2-5 minutes for a different medication and 20-30 minutes for the same medication

Question 6

What should the patient do after taking an inhaled medication?

Answer 6

Rinse mouth with warm water to prevent oral candidiasis (thrush)

Question 7

What do nebulizers do?

Answer 7

Add moisture to the respiratory system while delivering medication

Question 8

If you have to give a steroid medication and a bronchodilator medication via inhalation, which do you give first and why?

Answer 8

Give bronchodilator first to open airway then steroid to maintain airway

Question 9

What three types of metered-dose inhalers are there?

Answer 9

Pressurized MDI
breath-actuated MDI
Dry powder inhaler