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Mod 3 Week 2
Pharmacology chapter 9 review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asthma | inflammatory disease of the lungs that occurs in attacks, and causes the airways to tighten |
| Adivair Diskus and Serevent Duskus | there are dry powder inhalar |
| Bronchodilator | albuterol(proventil); salmeterol(sevevent); ipratropium(atrovent) |
| epinphrine (epiPen) | given subcutaneous and used by asthmatics immediately |
| Proventil (albuterol) | Bronchodilator used as rescue inhaler, in which the major reported side effect is heart palpitation |
| levalbuterol(xopenex) | rescue inhaler that is similar to than albuterol |
| salmeterol(sevevent) | Bronchodilator indicated for maintenance therapy, that is available as a dry powder and is dosed twice daily |
| terbutaline (breathine) | for reversible airway obstruction and bronchial asthma and used as a premature labor inhibitor |
| (singulair) | Intended for long term treatment of asthma Approved for use in patients "12 months and older" |
| zafirlukast (accolate) | leukotriene inhibitor intended for prophylaxis and long term treatment of asthma that is dosed twice daily |
| Flonase fluticasone(flovent) | is same drug in nasal spray flonase for allergies and as a MDI both should be dosed twice daily |
| Emphysema | characterized by destruction of air sacs of the lungs, which cause the loss of the ability to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide |
| bronchitis | lining of the bronchial airways becomes inflamed |
| tiotroium(spriva) | anticholinergic drug which is indicated for bronchospasms associated with emphysema and bronchitis and comes as a handiHalar with capsule of inhalation. Similar to ipratropium(atrovent), but is dosed 1x/daily |
| pulmozyme(dornase alfa) | Mucolytes agents must be refrigerated also used for COPD |
| Isoniazid | caused by bacterium mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| TB treatment regimens | single agent, usually INH 300mg QD X 12 months (ISoniazid) |
| Rifampin | works through inhibition of bacterial RNA synthesis, side effects include discoloration of body fluids |
| Allerigc rhinitis | collection of symptoms which occur when you breathe in something you are allergic to |
| Codeine | C-V |
| benzonatate(tessalon) | do not chew capsule, non schedule drug/legend |
| pseudoephedrine(Sudafed) | Most used and most effective decongestant; in many combinations. strong abuse potential, can be made into methamphentamine. amount purchased at one time is limited |
| diphenhydramine(Benadryl) | major ingredient in Over-The-Counter sleep agent |
| fluticasone(flovent,flonase) | used in two different forms: nasal spray for allergies and a MDI(both should be dosed twice daily) |
| mometasone furoate(Nasonex) | used to prevent allergic rhinitis is a nasal corticosteroid |
| Medrol (methylprednisolone) | Dosed-pack contains 21-4mg tablets that last 6 days, in which the patient starts which a high dose and is tapered down |
| disease state contraindication | codeine/asthma or emphysema, PSE/ high blood pressure, hycodan/diabetic |
| nebulizer solution | SIG-use |
| SOB | Shortness Of Breath |
Created by:
Rodney C
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