RT Book, Section A1 Stringer, Janet L. SR Print(0) ID 1187634691 T1 Respiratory Drugs T2 Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 6e YR 2022 FD 2022 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781264264841 LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187634691 RD 2024/03/28 AB Bronchoconstriction, inflammation, and loss of lung elasticity are the most common processes that result in respiratory compromise. Bronchoconstriction can be treated with adrenergic agonists, cholinergic antagonists, and some other compounds. Inflammation is treatable with corticosteroids. Obstruction of the airways can also occur with infection and increased secretions. The infection is treated with antibiotics. Because the antibiotics and steroids have been covered elsewhere, this chapter focuses on the bronchodilators. Much of this will be a review from autonomic pharmacology.