Author Question: Your patient is receiving her third continuous nebulizer of albuterol (15 mg/hr). Which potential ... (Read 77 times)

mmm · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Your patient is receiving her third continuous nebulizer of albuterol (15 mg/hr). Which potential complications should you be on the lookout for?

1. Hypokalemia
2. Cardiac arrhythmias
3. Hyperglycemia
4. Premature ventricular contractions
5. Tremor
a. 2 and 4 only
b. 1, 2, and 5 only
c. 1, 2, 4, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

Question 2

Inhalation is the preferred route of administering adrenergic bronchodilators for which of the following reasons?

1. Rapid onset of action
2. Smaller dosage used
3. Reduced side effects
4. Drug delivered to target organ
5. Safe and painless route

a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 and 4 only
c. 1, 3, and 5 only
d. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5