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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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A patient with a recent diagnosis of asthma is anxious because she experienced an asthma attack and was unable to relieve the symptoms despite taking several puffs of her prescribed salmeterol (Serevent).
 
  How should the nurse respond to the patient's concerns? A) Remember that your Serevent isn't effective when you take it at the time of an asthma attack.
  B) It's important to take your Serevent as soon as you feel the first sensation of an asthma attack.
  C) Unfortunately, Serevent can take up to 15 minutes to relieve your difficulty breathing.
  D) It's best to take repeated doses of Serevent, every 5 minutes, until your symptoms subside.

Question 2

A patient with chronic renal failure is prescribed filgrastim (Neupogen). What is the major effect of filgrastim (Neupogen)?
 
  A) Decreases neutropenia related to chemotherapy
  B) Decreases white blood cells related to infection
  C) Decreases growth of blood vessels due to ischemia
  D) Decreases platelet count related to bleeding


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
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Formoterol (Foradil) and salmeterol (Serevent) are long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonists used only for prophylaxis of acute bronchoconstriction . They are not effective in acute attacks because they have a slower onset of action than the short-acting drugs.

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Filgrastim (Neupogen) is used to stimulate blood cell production by the bone marrow in places with bone marrow transplantation or chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Filgrastim does not decrease white blood cells in response to infection. Filgrastim increases growth of blood vessels related to ischemic heart disease. Filgrastim does not decrease platelet count related to bleeding.


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