Respiratory Drugs: Bronchodilators Flashcards
Minimal side effects. This medication has more localized effects.
What medication has these side effects?
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent: Anticholinergic Bronchodilator
Define Asthma?
Limitation to airflow that is reversible and intermittent.
What are both the generic and trade name of two of the bronchodilators a nurse needs to know?
Albuterol / Proventil
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent
This medication DOES NOT have systemic anti-cholinergic effects
What medication have these pharmacodynamics?
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent: Anticholinergic Bronchodilator
What is Asthma caused by?
Etiology: Cigarette Smoking and Chronic Lung Infections
Use of _________ hairspray, deoderant, or lotion in the hospital can cause bronchial constriction in your patients.
Scented
Used for the acute treatment of bronchospasm.
Used as a rescue inhaler.
What medication have these therapeutic effects?
Albuterol Proventil/Ventolin: Beta2 Adrenergic Bronchodilator
Teaching
Proper self administration
Rinse mouth after use
DO NOT use this medication for an acute asthma attack
What medication have these nursing interventions?
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent: Anticholinergic Bronchodilator
What type of patient takes bronchodilator medications?
Patients with Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
Ex. Asthma, Emphysema, and COPD
Nursing Interventions
Nebulizer or Inhalation Medication administration
What medication have these nursing interventions?
Albuterol Proventil/Ventolin: Beta2 Adrenergic Bronchodilator
Albuterol Proventil/Ventolin: Beta2 Adrenergic Bronchodilator
What does this medication treat?
Bronchial Asthma
There are minimal Drug-Lab-Food Interactions but that can be increased when this medication is used with other anti-cholinergics.
What medication has interaction?
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent: Anticholinergic Bronchodilator
What is Asthma caused by?
Etiology: Genetics / Allergies / Pollutants / Stress
Administer Beta 2-agonist inhaler (ALBUTEROL) 5 min before giving this medication to open up the airways to allow this medication to penetrate the airways more effectively.
What medication have these nursing interventions?
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent: Anticholinergic Bronchodilator
Study Tip: This is given secondarily because it has a much longer onset and duration.
What is the generic name for Ventolin?
Albuterol
What response does an allergen have on the patient with asthma?
Overreaction of the airway to stimulus that is caused by an inflammatory response of the lungs can have various causes between people [Individualized]
There is only minimal damage to pulmonary tissue.
Minimal adverse reactions due to low systemic absorption. This medication has more localized effects.
What medication has these adverse effects?
Ipratropium Bromide / Atrovent: Anticholinergic Bronchodilator
If a Severe asthma Attack give the patient Epinepherine.
Used in COPD: Used to treat both asthma and bronchitis
What medication have these therapeutic effects?
Albuterol Proventil/Ventolin: Beta2 Adrenergic Bronchodilator