Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Drugs - Chapter 19
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| Medications that decrease the swelling of mucous membranes, alleviate nasal stuffiness and sinus congestion, allow secretions to drain, and help open the Eustachian tubes are called | decongestants.
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| Sudafed or Drixoral AKA -class | pseudoephedrine "Decongestants"
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| pseudoephedrine The risk of CVA (cerebral vascular accident) increases by combining pseudoephedrine found in Drixoral or Sudafed with | Zoloft (anti-depressant, treat PMDD – premenstrual dysphoric disorder)
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| Afrin -class | decongestants
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| A side effect of decongestants is | HTN (hypertension, high blood pressure).
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| Decongestants, and Antihistamines should not be given to | children under 6 unless directed by a physician (NBC).
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| The inflammatory response occurs whenever the body is | injured
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| Injury to the body can be caused by an | allergen
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| Allergens include: | 1. Pollen. 2. Ragweed. 3. Animal dander. 4. Mold. 5. Dust, etc.
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| Signs and symptoms of the inflammatory response include: | 1. Edema (swelling). 2. Erythema (redness). 3. Warmth. 4. Pruritus (itching).
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| The inflammatory response occurs because the body is trying to bring more blood to the injured area to | speed healing
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| The faster the healing process, the less the chance of | infection.
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| The chemical responsible for the inflammatory response is | histamine.
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| Medications used to block the action of histamine are called | antihistamines.
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| Lodrane AKA -class | brompheniramine. "antihistamine"
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| Zyrtec -class | "antihistamine"
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| Chlor-Trimeton AKA -class | chlorpheniramine "antihistamine"
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| Tavist -class | "antihistamine"
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| Clarinex -class | "antihistamine"
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| Benadryl AKA -class | diphenhydramine "antihistamine"
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| Allegra -class | "antihistamine"
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| Claritin or Alavert AKA -class | loratadine "antihistamine"
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| Claritin (Alavert) were designed to be | nondrowsy.
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| Many antihistamines have the common side effect of | drowsiness
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| Corticosteroids are very effective | anti-inflammatory medications
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| Rhinocort -class | ENT (ears, nose & throat) corticosteroid
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| Nasalide -class | ENT (ears, nose & throat) corticosteroid
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| Flonase -class | ENT (ears, nose & throat) corticosteroid
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| Nasonex -class | ENT (ears, nose & throat) corticosteroid
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| Nasacort -class | ENT (ears, nose & throat) corticosteroid
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| Omnaris -class | ENT (ears, nose & throat) corticosteroid
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| Medications used to suppress coughing are called | antitussive medications
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| codeine -class | 1. antitussive 2. narcotic analgesic
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| Benylin DM or Robitussin or Vicks or Delsym AKA -class | dextromethorphan (DM) "antitussive"
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| Medications used to reduce the viscosity (thickness) of sputum (phlegm) so that patients can more easily expectorate (cough up) are called | expectorants
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| Robitussin or Mucinex AKA -class | guaifenesin (common)"expectorant"
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| Candida albicans (candidiasis) is AKA | monilia
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| Mycelex -class | Antifungal medications used to treat thrush
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| Mycostatin or Nilstat AKA -class | nystatin "Antifungal medications used to treat thrush"
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| Some "antifungal" medications are applied topically as a solution where the patient will | swish and swallow
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| "Antifungals" to treat thrush (candidiasis) are also supplied as a | troche AKA lozenge or pastille
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| Cepacol or Anbesol or Chloraseptic or Orabase AKA -class | benzocaine "Topical anesthetics for the oral cavity and/or pharynx (throat)"
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| Benzocaine can cause a life threatening depletion of O2 (oxygen) in the blood of | children under the age of two
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| A "topical anesthetic and vasoconstrictor used to control epistaxis"(nose bleed) is | cocaine
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| A "chemical cautery" on an applicator stick used to cauterize superficial blood vessels (epistaxis) is called | silver nitrate (AgNO3)
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