Asthma Flashcards
Intermittant asthma signs and tx
less than 2 days per week and can treat intermittently with ICS + LABA/SABA
Mild asthma signs and tx
greater than 2 days per week but not daily. want to tx daily with ICS
moderate asthma
daily exacerbations, would do daily low dose ICS/LABA
severe asthma
increase ics dose until controlled, still ICS + LABA daily
proair/ventolin
albuterol, a SABA
salmeterol
LABA
QVAR
betamethasone, ICS
Pulmicort
Budosenide, ICS
symbicort
bucosenids (ICS) + formetalol (LABA)
advair
fluticasone (ICS) + salmetarol (LABA)
breo
fluticasone (ICS) + vilanterol (LABA)
dulera
mometasone (ICS) + formoterol (LABA)
ICS s/e
thrush, dysphonia, cough
saba s/e
nervousness, tremor, tachycardia, palpitations, cough, hyperglycemia, decreased potassium
laba boxed warning
increased risk of asthma related deaths if used alone
spiriva
tiotropium (LAMA)
flovent
fluticasone (1/2), ICS
Arnuity
fluticasone (2/2), ICS