Comprehensive Nursing Pharmacology Q 144

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A client is admitted to the emergency room complaining of difficulty of breathing and upon auscultation, the nurse noted that the patient has wheezes. An allergic reaction to penicillin was diagnosed. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer first?

  

     A. aminophylline (Theophylline)

     B. albuterol (Ventolin HFA)

     C. methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol)

     D. pulmicort (Budesonide)

    

    

Correct Answer: B. albuterol (Ventolin HFA)

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Albuterol (Ventolin HFA) is the most rapidly acting of the medications among the choices.

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Option A: Aminophylline (Theophylline) is not the first-line treatment for bronchospasm.

Options C & D: Methylprednisolone (Solu-Medrol) and Pulmicort (Budesonide) are corticosteroids that are used during allergic reaction but are not rapidly acting.

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