An Advair Diskus DPI (combined fluticasone and salmeterol) dry powder inhaler is prescribed for a patient diagnosed with mild,persistent asthma.The patient asks the nurse why she must use two different drugs.What should the nurse explain about this treatment?
A) Both drugs are bronchodilators,but the exact mechanism of action of fluticasone is not known.
B) Both the salmeterol and the fluticasone are bronchodilators but act in different ways to decrease bronchospasm.
C) The salmeterol is used to decrease the bronchospasm,and the fluticasone helps control the inflammatory response.
D) The salmeterol stimulates the bronchodilator effect of2 receptors,and the fluticasone blocks the bronchoconstrictor effect of the parasympathetic nervous system.
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