Chapter 30 Upper Respiratory system drugs

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Antihistamines

How old do you have to be to take a decongestant

At least 12

Vasoconstriction of swelling in nasal passages

Decongests

Less sedative effect

Generation 2 antihistamines

expectorants

Guaifenesin

Decongestants cause

Hypertension

Common adverse effect when giving antihistamines

Sedation

A client asks the nurse about using dextromethorphan to relieve a cough. What type of cough would the nurse explain is best treated with the drug?

a dry non productive cough

mucolytics

acetylcysteine

unpleasant smell/taste irritation/epistaxis fungal infection

adverse reactions for intranasal steroids

non productive cough

antitussives

Cimetidine taken with ______ reduces the INS effectiveness

budesonide

opioid antitussives

codeine

Pseudoephedrine (Sudafed)

decongestant

produce localized vasoconstriction of nasal membranes

decongestant

oxymetazoline,

decongestants

antitussives are medications that

depress the cough center in the brain

nonopioid antitussives

dextromethorphan

when giving guaifenesin teach the client to

drink at least two liters of fluids each day

used as a decongestant and expectorant

eucalyptus

productive cough, thin respiratory secretions

expectorant

which of the following interactions would most likely occur when diphenhydramine is administered with a beta-blocker drug such as propranolol

increased risk for cardiovascular effects

first line of treatment for allergic rhinitis symptoms

intranasal steroids

cystic fibrosis

mucolytic

break down thick, tenacious mucus

mucolytics

adverse reactions for decongestants

nasal burning, stinging, dryness

cetirizine, fexofenadine, loratadine

second generation antihistamines

decongestants are known as

sympathomimetics