After You Administer a Medication Through a Metered-Dose Inhaler (MDI)

question 58

Multiple Choice

After you administer a medication through a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) , it is important that the patient:

• A) immediately inhale deeply.
• B) pant for 10 seconds.
• C) exhale as forcefully as possible.
• D) hold her breath for several seconds.

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Definitions:

Control

In the context of experiments, a standard condition or treatment that does not change, used as a benchmark to measure the effects of the experimental variable.

Activation Energies

The minimum amount of energy required to initiate a chemical reaction.

Antibonding π Molecular Orbital

A molecular orbital formed when lobes of p orbitals on two atoms combine in a phase mismatch, weakening the bond between the atoms.

Allyl Cation

A positively charged species (ion), specifically a reactive intermediate with the structure CH2=CH-CH2+.