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respiratory drugs
respiratory drugs and nursing actions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| vancenase: generic name and class | corticosteroid, beclomethasone |
| Rhinocort: generic name and class | corticosteroid, budesonide |
| Omnaris: generic name and class | corticosteroid, ciclesonide |
| Nasalide: generic name and class | corticosteroid, flunisolide |
| Flonase: generic name and class | corticosteroid, fluticasone |
| Veramyst: generic name and class | corticosteroid, fluticasone furoate |
| Nasonex: generic name and class | corticosteroid, mometasone |
| Nasacort: generic name and class | corticosteroid , triamcinolone |
| initiate therapy of these drugs 2weeks before pollen season and throughout pollen seasone | corticosteroids and mast cell stabilizers |
| instruct pt to use these drugs on a regular basis, not just prn | corticosteroids |
| reinforce to pt that the spray acts to decrease nflammation and effect is not immediate | corticosteroids |
| discontinue if nasal infection develops | corticosteroids |
| NasalCrom: generic and class | cromolyn spray , mast cell stabilizer |
| tell patient these sprays prevent symptoms | mast cell stabilizers and anticholinergics |
| tell pt this drug may reduce the need for other rhinitis meds | anticholinergics |
| this drug can be use 10-15 min before exposure to a known allergen to control symptoms | mast cell stabilizer |
| Accolate :generic and class | zafirlukast- LTRA |
| singulair- generic and class | montelukast- LTRA |
| zyflo generic and class | zileuton-LTRA inhibitor |
| monitor LFT's periodically while on these drugs | LTRA |
| Take these drugs on an empty stomach | LTRA |
| May cause churg strauss | ltra |
| not to e used for acute attacks | LTRA |
| Atrovent- generic and class | ipratropium , anticholinergic |
| atrovent, time of onset of action? | one hour |
| Optimine, Dimetaine, Chlor trimeton, Tavist, Polaramine, Xyzal are all examples of: | first generation antihistamines |
| claritin, zyrtec, allegra, clarinex are all examples of : | second gen antihistamines |
| sudafed- class and generic | oral decongestant, pseudoephedrine |
| dristan: class and generic | nasal decongestant, oxymetolazone |
| neo-synephrine: class and generic | nasal decongestant, phenylephrine |
| Astelin: class and generic | nasal decongestant, azelastine |
| these drugs should not be used more than three times a day for 3 days | nasal decongestants |
| long use of nasal decongestants increases the risk of what condition of the nose? | rebound vaso dilation, increasing congestion |