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Drugs affecting the respiratory system edapt Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 22-year-old female patient has just arrived to the emergency department with acute bronchospasm. Which of the following medications would you recommend?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
Inhaled sodium cromoglicate:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Salbutamol:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Salbutamol is a beta-2 agonist that relaxes bronchial smooth muscle but can cause side effects like skeletal muscle tremors due to beta-2 receptor stimulation in skeletal muscle. It does not contract uterine muscle (it relaxes it) and can increase heart rate via beta-1 receptor spillover, making 'c' the correct choice.
Question 4 of 5
The following antitussive is suitable for treatment of dry irritant cough:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
Terbutaline specifically stimulates:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.