The Nurse Is Teaching an Asthmatic Client About the Use

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching an asthmatic client about the use of a corticosteroid inhaler prior to discharge. Whatdoes the nurse teach the client is the expected outcome of this therapy?

• A) Less histamine formation, with less mucus in the upper airway.
• B) Decreased hyper-responsiveness to allergens.
• C) Resolution of all asthma symptoms.
• D) Decreased inflammation of the mid-sized bronchial tubes.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Inelastic Demand

The case in which the quantity demanded does not respond at all to changes in the price; the demand curve is a vertical line.

Demand Curves

A graph representing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity of that good buyers are willing to purchase at various prices.

Price Elasticity

The measure of how much the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in the price of that good, defined as the percentage change in quantity demanded divided by the percentage change in price.

Estimating Price Elasticity

The process of calculating how sensitive the quantity demanded of a good is to a change in its price.