Simplified study guides for pharmacology for nurses. Useful tips in understanding different drugs and medicines – a perfect NCLEX review companion! Check out also the sample test bank questions for each study guide!
Bronchodilators, or antiasthmatics are medications used to facilitate respiration by dilating the airways. They are helpful in symptomatic relief or prevention of bronchial asthma and for bronchospasm associated with COPD.
Learn about the uses and nursing care plan considerations needed for patients taking expectorants and mucolytics in this nursing pharmacology guide.
Antihistamines block the release or action of histamine, a chemical released during inflammation that increases secretions and narrows airways.
Learn about the uses and nursing care plan considerations needed for patients taking decongestants in this nursing pharmacology study guide.
Antitussives act on the cough-control center in the medulla to suppress the cough reflex; if the cough is nonproductive and irritating, an antitussive may be taken.