A 22-year-old female patient has just arrived to the emergency department with acute bronchospasm. Which of the following medications would you recommend?

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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.

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