Match each item with the correct statement below.

a.  Inhaled corticosteroids
b.  Oxygen
c.  Bronchodilator
d.  Antihistamine
e.  Mucolytic

1. Decreases secretions and liquefies pulmonary secretions.
2. Competitively antagonize histamine receptor sites.
3. Gas used therapeutically to treat hypoxia.
4. Used to decrease inflammation. Inhaled forms carry far less systemic side effects.
5. Several classifications of these agents are used to improve breathing by relaxing
smooth muscle and decreasing bronchospasm.


1. e.  Mucolytic
2. d.  Antihistamine
3. b.  Oxygen
4. a.  Inhaled corticosteroids
5. c.  Bronchodilator

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