Drugs Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| Antibiotics | Treat bacterial infections of the respiratory tract. |
| Antituberculars | Antibiotic drugs used only to treat tuberculosis; more than one must be administered for 9 months. |
| Antitussives | Suppress cough centers in the brain for patients with nonproductive cough. |
| Antivirals | Treat influenza in at-risk patients; also used to treat pneumonia. |
| Bronchodilators | Relax smooth muscle around bronchi to dilate bronchi. |
| Corticosteroids | Block immune response that causes inflammation in the lungs. |
| Expectorants | Reduce the thickness of sputum so it can be coughed up and out of the chest. |
| Leukotriene receptor blockers | Block the substance leukotriene, which causes inflammation and edema in patients with asthma. |
| Mast cell stabilizers | Prevent release of histamine from mast cells to prevent bronchospasm in patients with asthma. |
| Smoking cessation drugs | Bind to nicotine receptors and provide a gradually decreasing does of nicotine until a patient no longer need nicotine. |
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