oxygen administered by

endotracheal intubation, nasal cannula, masks,tents, and hoods

bronchodilators act by

relaxing the smooth muscles of the bronchial tree

achieve bronchodilation by decreasing the chemical that promotes bronchospasm

synthetic corticosteroids are used to

relieve inflammation, reduce swelling, and suppress symptoms in acute and chronic reactive airway disease (asthma and COPD)

nasal corticosteroids are

increasingly considered first-line therapy for most non-infectious types of rhinitis and should be started before symptoms occur and taken regularly throughout the period of exposure.

a prophyactic for asthma, described as a mast-cell stabilizer

increase secretions, reduce viscosity, and help to expel sputum

meds to prevent coughing in patients not requiring a productive cough

competitively antagonize the histamine receptor sites

antihistamines are not curative

but provide symptomatic relief of allergic symptoms caused by histamine release

antihistamines are used to treat

the symptoms of allergies (rhinitis, conjuctivitis and rash

constrict blood vessels in the respiratory tract resulting in shrinkage of swollen mucous membranes and helping to open nasal airway passages

phenylephrine, or pseudoephedrine(sudafed)

smoking cessation aids

are used to slowly lower the level of nicotine

buproprion (wellbutrin) an oral antidepressand

prescribed as an aid to smoking cessation (zyban)

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Question	Answer
hypoxia	insufficient oxygen
oxygen is used theraputically for	hypoxia
oxygen administered by	endotracheal intubation, nasal cannula, masks,tents, and hoods
bronchodilators act by	relaxing the smooth muscles of the bronchial tree
sympathomimetics are	potent bronchodilators
parasympatholytics	achieve bronchodilation by decreasing the chemical that promotes bronchospasm
synthetic corticosteroids are used to	relieve inflammation, reduce swelling, and suppress symptoms in acute and chronic reactive airway disease (asthma and COPD)
nasal corticosteroids are	increasingly considered first-line therapy for most non-infectious types of rhinitis and should be started before symptoms occur and taken regularly throughout the period of exposure.
Cromolyn	a prophyactic for asthma, described as a mast-cell stabilizer
mucolytics	liquefy pulmonary secretion
expectorants	increase secretions, reduce viscosity, and help to expel sputum
Antitiussives	meds to prevent coughing in patients not requiring a productive cough
antihistamines	competitively antagonize the histamine receptor sites
antihistamines are not curative	but provide symptomatic relief of allergic symptoms caused by histamine release
antihistamines are used to treat	the symptoms of allergies (rhinitis, conjuctivitis and rash
decongestants	constrict blood vessels in the respiratory tract resulting in shrinkage of swollen mucous membranes and helping to open nasal airway passages
adrenergic drugs	phenylephrine, or pseudoephedrine(sudafed)
smoking cessation aids	are used to slowly lower the level of nicotine
Nicorrette gum , nicoderm patch and micotrol inhaler	smoking cessation aids
buproprion (wellbutrin) an oral antidepressand	prescribed as an aid to smoking cessation (zyban)

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