A client with emphysema is prescribed corticosteroid therapy on a short-term basis for acute bronchitis. The client asks the nurse how the steroids will help him. The nurse responds by saying that the...

A client with emphysema is prescribed corticosteroid therapy on a short-term basis for acute bronchitis. The client asks the nurse how the steroids will help him. The nurse responds by saying that the corticosteroids will do which of the following?

1. Promote bronchodilation.

 2. Help the client to cough.

 3. Prevent respiratory infection.

 4. Decrease inflammation in the airways.