The client wants to know why the physician prescribed an inhaled form of a beta-adrenergic stimulator instead of an oral form. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. It produces fewer side effects.
2. It causes bronchodilation.
3. It works quickly to decrease inflammation.
4. It produces little systemic toxicity.
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: Inhaled beta-adrenergics produce little systemic toxicity because only small amounts of the drug are absorbed. When given orally, a longer duration of action is achieved, but systemic side effects such as tachycardia and tremor are more frequently experienced.
Rationale 2: Both the oral and inhaled forms cause bronchodilation.
Rationale 3: Beta-adrenergics do not decrease inflammation.
Rationale 4: Inhaled beta-adrenergics produce little systemic toxicity because only small amounts of the drug are absorbed. When given orally, a longer duration of action is achieved, but systemic side effects such as tachycardia and tremor are more frequently experienced. Beta-adrenergics do not decrease inflammation; both the oral and inhaled forms cause bronchodilation.
Global Rationale: Inhaled beta-adrenergics produce little systemic toxicity because only small amounts of the drug are absorbed. When given orally, a longer duration of action is achieved, but systemic side effects such as tachycardia and tremor are more frequently experienced. Beta-adrenergics do not decrease inflammation; both the oral and inhaled forms cause bronchodilation. Both the oral and inhaled forms cause bronchodilation. Beta-adrenergics do not decrease inflammation.
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