AR

Question 1

Beclomethasone

Answer 1

1st Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 4)

Question 2

Budesonide

Answer 2

(Rhinocort) 1st Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 6)

Question 3

Flunisolide

Answer 3

1st Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 6)

Question 4

Triamcinolone

Answer 4

1st Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 2)

Question 5

Fluticasone Propionate

Answer 5

(Flonase) 2nd Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 4)

Question 6

Mometasone

Answer 6

(Nasonex) 2nd Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 2)

Question 7

Ciclesonide

Answer 7

(Omnaris) 2nd Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 6)

Question 8

Fluticasone Furoate

Answer 8

(Veramyst) 2nd Generation Intranasal Corticosteroid (min age 2)

Question 9

Diphenhydramine

Answer 9

(Benadryl) 1st Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 6)

Question 10

Chlorpheniramine

Answer 10

(Chlortrimeton) 1st Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 6)

Question 11

Hydroxyzine

Answer 11

(Atarax, Vistaril) 1st Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 6)

Question 12

Loratidine

Answer 12

(Claritin) 2nd Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 2)

Question 13

Certrizine

Answer 13

(Zyrtec) 2nd Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 6mo)

Question 14

Fexofenadine

Answer 14

(Allegra) 3rd Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 2 years)

Question 15

Desloratidine

Answer 15

(Clarinex) 3rd Gen Oral Antihistamine (min age 6mo)

Question 16

Azelastine

Answer 16

(Astelin) Intranasal Antihistamine

Question 17

Olopatadine

Answer 17

(Patanase) Intranasal Antihistamine

Question 18

Combo therapy of intranasal azelastine/fluticasone

Answer 18

Dymista-inhaled steroid

Question 19

Other therapy for congestion in AR

Answer 19

Decongestants

Question 20

Tx’s of oral steroids with Rhinitis

Answer 20

Tx R. Medicamentosa, Severe Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis with an allergic component

Question 21

Oral Decongestant

Answer 21

Pseudophedrine(Sudafed)

Question 22

MOA Sudafed

Answer 22

Alpha/Beta agonist(Vasocontricts)

Question 23

SE of Sudafed

Answer 23

Arrhythmia hypertension, palpitations, tachy, HA, Nervousness, stimulation, anorexia, tremor, and on and on, lots of cautions and contraindications

Question 24

Intranasal Cromolyn

Answer 24

inferior tx and OTC, inhibits release of histamine

Question 25

MOA of Montelukast

Answer 25

Leukotriene Receptor antagonists(for older than 6mo)

Question 26

Fnx’s of Montelukast

Answer 26

Congestion mostly, combo with antihist is best, used in asthma pt’s, safe but may cause psych SE

Question 27

Nephazoline(Afrin)

Answer 27

Nasal decongestant spray(phenylphrine, oxymetazoline, xylometazoline. (NOT USED AS MONO THERAPY) stop after a day or two or else you could have rebound congestion

Question 28

Who is Immunotherapy for with AR?

Answer 28

for moderate to severe persistent AR, and not responsive to normal tx, cannot tolerate meds, or doesn’t want to take meds daily