Respiratory Drugs
Across
- 3. increase heart rate and dilate the lungs to make breathing better
- 4. decrease _____ is equals to decrease wheezing
- 6. used to assist in loosening the mucus from the airways
- 10. effective in inflammatory symptoms of asthma triggered by aenvironment environmentstimuli
- 11. it shrinks the mucous membranes and reduce fluid secretion
- 13. drug used for maintenance treatment of bronchospasm associated with COPD
- 15. bronchodilators relaxes smooth muscle and promote dilatation of
- 16. act on the cough control center in the medulla to suppress cough reflex
- 19. example of first class antihistamine drug
- 22. promote bronchodilation and elevate bp
- 25. relaxes smooth muscles and cause dilation of bronchioles
- 28. used to treat respiratory disorders particularly asthma
- 29. most common expectorant drug
- 30. stabilize leukins
Down
- 1. commonly used for cold remedy
- 2. acts as detergent to liquefy and loosen thick mucous
- 5. the most important physiologic need catered by the respiratory system
- 7. drug used for COPD
- 8. are only used if a bacterial infection results from retained mucous secretions
- 9. decrease fluid is equals to ________
- 12. turns on SNS to bring more circulation in the lungs and clear the airway
- 14. respiratory drugs ________ mucus production and secretion
- 17. loosen bronchial secretions so they can be eliminated in coughing
- 18. are blood cells that causes prostaglandin to be produced
- 20. act by inhibiting release of histamine
- 21. stabilize mast cells and reduce swelling
- 23. decrease swelling or inflammation
- 24. a natural protective clearing of airway secretions
- 26. fancy word for too much mucous
- 27. used to assist in opening narrow airways