You are administering an aerosolized bronchodilator to your patient. Her pretreatment pulse was 85 beats/min. You would stop the treatment if her pulse reached:

You are working the night shift when a 68-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted through the emergency department. He has been given Combivent® and inhaled corticosteroids. The intern on call asks your recommendation for additional medication to give the patient. You would recommend:

Which procedure would tell you that a patient has reversible airway obstruction?

Epinephrine stimulates which sites?1. a2. b13. b24. Cholinergic

Epinephrine would not be indicated for:

On administering a dose of atropine to your patient, which of the following effects would you not expect to see?

Match the following terms to their definitions.

A 7-year-old boy has been given multiple aerosolized albuterol treatments over the last several days. His father tells you that every time a respiratory therapist administers a treatment, a few minutes later the saturation falls. You explain to the father:

What is the indication for use of a short-acting b agonist in asthma?

Racemic epinephrine comes in what percent solution?