Asthma Flashcards
What rescue inhaler use Characterizes intermittent asthma severity?
<=2 days per week
What rescue inhaler use shows persistent mild severity?
> 2 days per week but not daily or >1x/day
What rescue inhaler use shows persistent moderate asthma severity?
Daily
What rescue inhaler use shows persistent severe severity?
Several times per day
What vaccines should asthma patients get?
Annual flu
Pneumovax 23
Patients should only get Prevnar if they are 6-18 who require high dose oral steroids
What drug is first line for all patients with persistent asthma?
ICS
What agent should never be used alone in asthma and is a preferred add on?
LABA
What drug is used for severe allergic asthma?
Mab: Omalizumab
When should you maintain current asthma therapy or consider step down?
Consider step down if controlled for at least 3 months
- Symptom use: of SABA <= 2 days per wk, nightime <=2 days per wk , no limitations on activity
When should you consider stepping therapy up for asthma patients?
SABA > 2 days per wk
When should you consider stepping asthma therapy up 1-2 steps?
Using SABA several times a day
What is the recommended therapy for intermittent asthma? 2 things
SABA as needed
COnsider low dose ICS to prevent exacerbations
Step 2 what should be added for mild persistent asthma
Low dose ICS, controller
What should be added for Step 3 moderate persistent asthma?
Low dose ICS + LABA OR medium dose ICS
What should be addd in step four for persistent severe asthma?
Medium dose ICS + LABA
What should be added in step 5 fpr severe persistent asthma?
High dose ICS + LABA
Step 6 severe persistent asthma?
Add oral steroid
What is added for Step 1,2,3,4,5,6
- SABA, consider low dose ICS
- Add ICS for sure low dose
- Low dose ICS + LABA or increase ICS
- Increase dose of ICS +LABA
- Hign dose ICS + LABA
- Add oral sterois
Albuterol dosing?
MDI/DPI 1-2 inhalations Q4-6
Boxed warning for ProAir Respiclick?
Severe hypersens milk protein
SEs of albuterol? 7
- Nervousness
- Tremor
- Tachcardia
- Palpitations
- COugh
- Hyperglycemia
- Decreased K
Serevent Diskus?
Salmeterol
Boxed warning for serevent diskus?
Increase asthma related deaths only used in combo with asthma
Qvar
Beclomethasone
Pulmicort Flexhaler
Budesonide
Pulmicort Respules
Budesonide Nebulaizer
Flovent
Arnuity Ellipta?
Fluticasone
SEs of Inhaled corticosteroids? 3
- Dsyphania difficulty speaking
- Oral candiasis
- Cough