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What do expectorants do?
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Increase respiratory tract fluids to help liquify and decrease viscosity of tenacious secretions
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Name an expectorant
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Guaifenesin (Humabid LA, Robitussin)
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Side effects of expectorants
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Rare - Dizziness, N/V
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What are nursing considerations of expectorants?
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Take with fluids
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What are antitussives?
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Suppress cough reflex by direct action on the cough center in the medulla.
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Name 3 antitussives.
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COdeine, Dextromethorphan bydrobromide, benzonatae - Tessalon Perles
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Name side effects of antitussives:
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mild drowsiness, constipation, GI upset
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What do mucolytics do?
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Increase respiratory tract fluids to help liquefy and decrease viscosity of tenacious. ALso used in treatment of acetaminophen toxicity
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What are side effects of mucolytics
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Transient foul smell taste, rhinorrhea, N/v stomatitis
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What are possible rare side effects of mucolytics?
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bronchospasm and increased secretions
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What are nursing considerations of mucolytics?
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Warn pt that drug has a foul smell and taste
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What do antihistamines do?
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Prevents or opposes histamine response. Histamine causes vasodialation, contractions of smooth muscle and increases stomach and respiratory secretions yielding nasal congestion.
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