Respiratory Meds

Question 1

Theophylline
Aminophylline

What class of drugs is this ?

What will this cause?

What should you monitor?

What are the normal levels ?

Avoid what in the diet ?

Side effects:

Answer 1

Bronchodilators

Will cause tachycardia

Monitor for toxicity

Normal levels are 10-20

Side effects include nervousness, insomnia, and tremors.

Question 2

Albuterol

What class of drug ?

Used for ?

Will caused ?

May cause ?

Answer 2

Bronchodilator

Used for acute/severe asthma attacks

Will cause tachycardia

May cause tremors

Question 3

Singular (montelukast)

Use?

When do you give it?

Answer 3

Bronchodilator

Do not give for severe asthma attacks .

This medication takes to Long to work

Give in the evening

Question 4

Advair diskus
(Fluticasone propionate)

Use?

Never?

Answer 4

Do not give for severe asthma attacks

After opening , diskus is good for month.

Never exhale into the diskus

Question 5

All bronchodilator info

Answer 5

1. ) all bronchodilator relax smooth muscle
2. ) always give bronchodilator 1st b4 u give steroids when doing breathing treatments
3. )!remember that with aerosol therapy the amount of medication the client actually receives cannot be measured. However , aerosols work the fastest by going straight to the lungs

Question 6

Beclomethasone (Beclovent)

Answer 6

Corticosteroid

Used for chronic asthma
Helps produce surfactant

This med does not relax smooth muscle in the lungs ! This medication is a steroid so use with a metered dose inhaler

Question 7

Survanta

Answer 7

Lung surfactant

Used for respiratory distress In neonates. Given thru ET tube