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Exercise
Cold Air
Changes in Weather or Temperature
Environmental Change: Moving to a new home, starting a new school
Colds and Infections
Animals: Cats, dogs, rodents, horses
Medications: Aspirin, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, antibiotics, beta
blockers
Strong Emotions: Fear, anger, laughing, crying
Conditions: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, tracheoesophageal fistula
Food Additives: Sulfite preservatives
Foods: Nuts, milk, other dairy products
Endocrine Factors: Menses, pregnancy, thyroid disease

Data from Perry S, Hockenberry M, Lowdermilk D, Wilson D: Maternal-child nursing
care, ed 4, St. Louis, 2010, Mosby.

Box 35-5

Quick-Relief Medications (Rescue Medications)

▪ Short-acting β agonists (for bronchodilation)
2
▪ Anticholinergics (for relief of acute bronchospasm)
▪ Systemic corticosteroids (for antiinflammatory action to treat reversible airflow
obstruction)

Box 35-6

Long-Term Control (Medications to Prevent
Attacks)

▪ Inhaled corticosteroids (for antiinflammatory action)
▪ Antiallergy medications (to prevent an adverse response on exposure to an
allergen)
▪ Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (for antiinflammatory action)
▪ Long-acting β agonists (for long-acting bronchodilation)
2
▪ Leukotriene modifiers (to prevent bronchospasm and inflammatory cell
infiltration)
▪ Monoclonal antibody (blocks binding of immunoglobulin E [IgE] to mast cells to
inhibit inflammation)

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