A nurse who's well-versed in respiratory pharmacotherapy understands that contraindications/precautions for prescribing beta 2 adrenergic agonists to patients with documented history of tachycardia include

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A nurse who's well-versed in respiratory pharmacotherapy understands that contraindications/precautions for prescribing beta 2 adrenergic agonists to patients with documented history of tachycardia include

A. exercising caution in patients who have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disease. B. exercising caution in patients who have diabetes, hyperthyroidism, hypertension, and angina. C. exercising caution in patients who have been diagnosed with chronic ulcers. D. None of the above

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

A 62-year-old female patient diagnosed with early onset of dementia presents at the emergency department with her daughter who tells the attending nurse that her mother 'accidentally swallowed a lot of Methylxanthine pills'. The patient is tachycardic with fast shallow breathing. The most appropriate action is to

A. use activated charcoal to decrease absorption. B. use a diuretic to decrease methylxanthine plasma levels. C. do nothing since increased methylxanthine plasma levels have self-limited side-effects. D. use opioid sedatives to decrease the stimulant side-effects of methylxanthine.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A skilled nursing facility patient with persistent dysphagia asks the attending nurse to crush a sustained release Theophylline tablet into his applesauce. What should be the most appropriate response?

A. Crushing this medication can cause profound hypoglycemia. B. Crushing this medication can cause acute kidney damage like ESRD. C. Crushing this medication can ruin your snack. D. Crushing this medication can cause severe toxicity like respiratory arrest.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A nursing student is reviewing mechanisms of drug action. Which of the following matches the MOA of glucocorticoids?

A. Prevents inflammation, suppresses airway mucus production, and promotes responsiveness of beta2 receptors. B. Prevents inflammation, suppresses gastrointestinal mucus production, and promotes responsiveness of the duodenal lining. C. Prevents inflammation, suppresses cerebrospinal fluid production, and promotes responsiveness of the frontal lobe of the brain. D. None of the listed are correct since glucocorticoids are diuretic

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following is a correct combination of expected pharmacological action and therapeutic use of Inhaled anticholinergics like Ipratropium?

A. Blocks muscarinic receptors of the bronchi, resulting in bronchodilation. Used to treat allergen-induced and exercise-induced bronchospasm. B. Potentiates b2 adrenergic receptors of the bronchi, resulting in bronchoconstriction. Used to treat post-traumatic stress disease. C. Blocks a1 cholinergic receptors of the bronchi, resulting in bronchostimulation. Used to treat anaphylactoid hypotension. D. Potentiates b1 cholinergic receptors of the bronchi, resulting in hyperpnea. Used to treat hypoxia.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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