A nurse administers medications to a client who has asthma.Which medication classification is paired correctly with its physiologic response to the medication?

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Cholinergic antagonist drugs cause bronchodilation by inhibiting the parasympathetic nervous system.This allows the sympathetic nervous system to dominate and release norepinephrine that actives beta₂ receptors.Bronchodilators relax bronchiolar smooth muscles by binding to and activating pulmonary beta₂ receptors.Corticosteroids disrupt the production of pathways of inflammatory mediators.Cromones stabilize the membranes of mast cells and prevent the release of inflammatory mediators.

A Nurse Administers Medications to a Client Who Has Asthma