If your patient is on a diuretic, which electrolyte should be watched carefully?

Choice A reason: Vasodilators widen blood vessels, not airways, unlike albuterol’s action. Bronchodilators target lungs, per nursing pharmacology. This misidentifies the drug class, a distinct error universally understood as unrelated to airway dilation in respiratory care.

Choice B reason: Salicylates, like aspirin, reduce pain or inflammation, not dilate airways. Bronchodilators fit albuterol’s role, per nursing standards. This errors in classification, universally distinct from respiratory drugs, missing the mark comprehensively.

Choice C reason: Bronchodilators, like albuterol, relax and dilate airways, improving breathing. This matches their purpose, aligning with nursing pharmacology. It’s a universal term, distinctly applied to drugs treating asthma or COPD effectively in practice.

Choice D reason: Expectorants loosen mucus, not dilate airways like bronchodilators do. Albuterol’s action differs, per nursing standards. This misaligns with the question’s focus, a distinct universal error in pharmacology classification for airway management.

Choice A reason: Antipyretics reduce fever; Coumadin prevents clots, not fever. This misidentifies purpose, per nursing pharmacology. It’s a universal error, distinctly unrelated to anticoagulation therapy.

Choice B reason: Antibiotics fight infection; Coumadin thins blood, not bacteria. This errors in class, per nursing standards. It’s universally distinct, missing Coumadin’s anticoagulant role entirely.

Choice C reason: Coumadin (warfarin) is an oral anticoagulant, preventing clotting effectively. This matches, per nursing pharmacology. It’s universally recognized, distinctly applied for blood clot management.

Choice D reason: Anti-inflammatories reduce swelling; Coumadin targets clotting, not inflammation. This misaligns, per nursing standards. It’s universally distinct, errors in drug classification comprehensively.