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Pharm Mid- Term
Davis Slides
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the four cardinal sign of inflammation | Redness Heat Pain Swelling |
| Steroids block the inflammatory process where | Arachidonic acid |
| NSAIDs block where | The COX cycle into the prostaglandins |
| How do Steroids work | ARACHNOID ACID Block the production of inflammatory agents Decrease dilation and permeability of vessels Decrease WBC proliferation and mast cell degranulation ( Allergic response) |
| Name two inflammatory agents | Prostaglandins Inflammatory mediators |
| Name three inflammatory mediators | Cytokines Leukotrienes complement |
| What are the SYSTEMIC side effects/ Complication of steroids | stomach ulcers more susceptible to infections-herpes mask underlying disorders delay wound healing psychoses moon face muscle and bone weakness growth retardation in children |
| How do you discontinue steroid Rx | Taper- Gradually |
| What are the main ocular side effects of steroids? | posterior sub-capsular cataract (PSC) Increased in IOP Reactivate herpes |
| Is PSC (posterior sub-capsular cataract)Reversible? | No |
| **Increased IOP due to steroids** | More common in patients with Glaucoma may Raise as high as 10mm Hg Generally reversible after 1-3 weeks |
| What are two forms of prednisolone gtts? Which one is stronger? | Acetate-strongest Phosphate |
| What is the strongest and most effective topical steroid? | Difluprednate *perdnisolone is the next strongest |
| Which is the least effective and weakest topical steroid? | Medrysone |
| Which topical steroid have the most and strongest side effects and which have to least? | Strongest- Difluprednate, prednisone acetate, Dexamthasone Weakest- Medrysone weakest- Fluorometholone |
| Steroids combined with what are frequently used to treat blepharitis and OSD? | Antibiotics |
| Name ocular disorders topical steroids commonly used to treat? | Blepharitis and OSD severe allergic blepharitis Phlyctentules stromal herpes simplex herpes zoster (Shingles) corneal transplant immune reactions post-operative cataract and glaucoma surgeries uveitis sclerities chemical burns |
| Name SYSTEMIC ocular disorders treated with steroids | Optic Neuritis Temporal Arteritis (Giant Cell Arterities-GCA) Graves Ophthalmopathy |
| Intravitreal steroids are used for? | CSME in diabetes, Vascular occlusion, WET ARMD |
| The body produces antibodies in response to what? | Antigens |
| What are Antigens? | Any substance that stimulates production of antibodies. |
| Anti-histamines block the allergic response where? | H-1 receptor site |
| Mast cell stabilizers act by during what? | Preventing granulation of Mast cells |
| Mast cell deanulation produce what? | Histamine, Cytokins, and prostaglandins |
| The lowest level of treatment of allergic conjunctivitis is what? | Astringents, AF, and other OCULAR Decongestants |
| Mild allergic conjunctivitis is treated how? | Antihistamines |
| Moderate allergic conjunctivites is treat with what? | Combination: antihistamines and mast cells stabilizers |
| Name some of the ocular decongestants | Phenylephrine 1/8%, Naphazoline 1/8%, Tetrahydrozoline 1/8% |
| What is the weakest decongestant? | Phenylephrine |
| Name three mast cell stab/anti-histamine drugs | Olpatadines, Ketotifens, Bepotastine |
| Which combination drug (mast cell stab/anti-histamine) is OTC | Ketotifens |
| Name a good anti-histamine? | Alcaftadine- works in minutes and last up to 16hrs |
| When a drug has '-A' at the end what kind is it? | Decongestant with antihistamine |
| what do you tell patients about the use of Anti-histamines | stings dry eye use for short time, because of rebound |
| pure mast cells destabilizes are primary use for what and how long does it take to be effective? | vernal conjunctives and Giant papillary conjunctives-4 weeks |
| what are the side effects of pure mast cells destabilizes? | Unpleasant taste, cough, runny nose, throat irritation |
| what is vernal keratoconjunctities? what are it's sign and symptoms? | Severe form of allergic conjunctivitis. GPC & phlctentules |
| what is atopic keratoconjunctivites | form of allergic skin lesions with ocular symptoms. |
| What are the anti-VEGF drugs used for? Name them | CSME in diabetes wet ARMD Vadcular occlusion to treat neovascularization |
| Name the anti-VEGF drugs | ranibizumab bevacizumab aflibercept |
| what three drugs are used to treat Retinal/choroidal diagnosis? | fluoroscein Indocyanine green Infracyanine green |
| WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN Indocyanine Green AND Infracyanine Green | Indocyanine Green AND Infracyanine Green- USED IN THE CHOROID Infracyanine Green- DOES NOT HAVE IODINE |
| WHAT DRUG IS INJECTED INTRAVITREAL FOR CSME | STEROIDS |
| WHAT DRUG IS USED FOR PDT | VERTEPORFIN |
| WHAT DRUG IS USED TO STAIN THE ANTERIOR CAPSULE AND MACULAR MEMBRANES? | METHYLENE BLUE |
| WHAT ARE THE SIGNS OF DRY ARMD | ATROPHY AND PIGMENTARY CHANGES OF THE RPE AND RETINA, LARGE SOFT DRUSEN |
| TERMS OF DRUGS AFFECTING THE SYMPATHETIC NS | ADRENERGIC |
| TERMS OF DRUGS AFFECTING THE PARASYMPATHETIC NS | CHOLINERGIC |
| TERMS WHICH MEANS STIMULATE OR INCREASE THE ACTION | AGONIST MIMETIC |
| TERMS WHICH MEAN INHIBIT OR STOP THE ACTION | ANTAGONIST BLOCKER LYIC |
| YOU CAN GET ESSENTIALLY THE SAME EFFECT IF SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS BY USING WHAT KIND OF DRUGS | PARASYMATHOLYIC |
| WOULD THE EFFECTS OF A SYMPATHOMIMTIC DRUG AND A PARASYMATHOLYTIC BE THE SIMILAR OR DIFFERENT? | SIMILAR |
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