Asthma Treatments

Question 0

Triggers

Answer 0

Exposure to allergens, emotion, diet, cold air, exercise, pollutants, drugs (aspirin and beta blockers)

Question 1

What is asthma

Answer 1

Airway hyper responsiveness, limitation and inflammation of the bronchioles

Question 2

Salbutamol

Answer 2

Bronchodilator

Question 3

Salmeterol

Answer 3

Bronchodilator (long lasting)

Question 4

Ipratropium

Answer 4

Block m receptors Bronchodilator stops mucus secretion

Question 5

Theophylline

Answer 5

Bronchodilator

Question 6

Action of bronchodilator

Answer 6

Relaxes smooth muscles of the bronchioles and widens the airways

Question 7

Where are alpha 1

Answer 7

Blood vessels

Question 8

Where are alpha 2

Answer 8

Medulla oblong area

Question 9

Where are B1

Answer 9

Heart

Question 10

Where are B2

Answer 10

Lungs

Question 11

Beclometasone

Answer 11

Prevent the anti inflam response

Question 12

Sodium cromoglicate

Answer 12

Prevent the anti inflam response

Question 13

Montelukast

Answer 13

Prevent the anti inflam response

Question 14

B2 agonist side effects

Answer 14

Tremor, increase HR

Question 15

How much of inhaler reaches lungs

Answer 15

If used properly, 50% in mouth 10% in lungs

Question 16

Action of the steroid based treament

Answer 16

Reduce mucus secretion, cross the cell membrane as are lipid soluble and change the protein production so take a few days to work

Question 17

Side effects of inhaled glucocorticoid steroids

Answer 17

Oral Candida albicans

Question 18

Oral prednisolone

Answer 18

Steroid for acute asthma attack

Question 19

Action of antimuscarinic bronchodilators

Answer 19

Block m receptors to inhibit bronchoconstriction

Question 20

Action of cromones

Answer 20

Inhibit the release of histamines from mast cells, useful for when exercising

Question 21

Nedocromil sodium

Answer 21

Cromone

Question 22

Sodium cromoglicate

Answer 22

Cromone

Question 23

Action of LeUKotriene receptor AntagoniSts

Answer 23

Stop the release of inflam cells and prevent constriction

Question 24

Montelukast

Answer 24

LeUKotriene receptor AntagoniSts

Question 25

Zafirlukast

Answer 25

LeUKotriene receptor AntagoniSts

Question 26

What’s good about LeUKotriene receptor AntagoniSts

Answer 26

Good for children that can’t take steroids

Question 27

Theophylline

Answer 27

Oral taken with b2 agonists or steroids, they block and enzyme PDE that causes the muscles to relax

Question 28

Omalizumab

Answer 28

Antibody injected to prevent allergic asthma but very expensive

Question 29

Treatment strategy for asthma

Answer 29

1. Inhaled short term B 2 agonist
2. Inhaled steroids
3. Long lasting inhaled B2 agonist + increased dose of inhaled steroid
4. Short and long B2 + inhaled steroid+ other e.g. ltr
5. Oral steroids and immunosupressents