Online Continuing Education Courses

Respiratory System Disorders

• Briefly discussing the respiratory tract as a source for internal and external respirations.
• Describing the effects of antihistamines and decongestants and the use of nasal preparations with respiratory conditions.
• Briefly explaining the need for corticosteroids in acute and chronic respiratory tract diseases and associated side effects of long-term therapy.
• Discussing mucolytics, expectorants, and antitussives and their effects on respiratory secretions.
• Explaining medicinal inhibition of influenza.
• Describing medications for respiratory syncytial virus.
• Providing patient education for compliance with medications used to treat diseases and conditions of the respiratory system.