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Use of oral steroids for long periods of time can cause:

You are in the room of a 26-week gestational baby that has just been born. The newborn weighs 1200 g. On assessment you find the baby has poor color, substernal retractions, nasal flaring, a RR of 45 breaths/min, and a HR of 140 beats/min. You note that the baby is difficult to bag. Which of the following agents would you recommend?

A patient has been taking oral prednisone for 1 week following a severe episode of asthma. The physician decides to switch the patient to aerosolized beclomethasone (QVAR). What is the best way to accomplish this?

Your patient tells you that she is having chest tightness and wheezing four to six times per week, plus she wakes up with chest tightness and wheezing about once per week. She uses albuterol each time, with relief. She is taking no other medication, except her albuterol MDI. What other medication would you suggest be prescribed to her?

Which of the following are antileukotrienes?I. ZafirlukastII. ZileutonIII. Cromolyn sodiumIV. MontelukastV. Nedocromil sodium

Which of the following are approved indications for surfactant therapy?I. Prophylaxis in very low birth weight (1250 g) but with immature lungsIII. Rescue treatment in infants with respiratory distress syndromeIV. Acute respiratory distress syndrome in the adult

Side effects of aerosolized steroid use include all of the following except:

Which of the following agents are currently approved for administration as an aerosolized mucoactive agent?1. Dry powder mannitol2. N-acetylcysteine (NAC)3. Dornase alfa4. Ipratropium bromide5. 7% hyperosmolar saline

You have a patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) who needs an aerosol medication to reduce the viscosity and adhesivity of infected respiratory secretions. What agent would you recommend?

Another name for surface-active agents is: