IBD MEDS (EXAM 4) Flashcards

1
Q

5-AMINOSALICYLIC ACID

MEDS?
FLUIDS?
MAINTAIN?
PREVENT?

A

SULFONAMIDES (SULFASALAZINE) = YELLOW/ORANGE FLUIDS

NONSULFONAMIDES = MESALAMINE

ANTIINFLAMMATORY = MAINTAIN REMISSION, PREVENT FLAREUPS

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2
Q

CORTICOSTEROIDS

MED?
USED WHEN?

A

PREDNISONE

USED IN EXACERBATION

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3
Q

IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS

A
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4
Q

IMMUNOMODULATORS

A
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5
Q

ANTIDIARRHEALS

A

LEAD TO TOXIC MEGACOLON

(DILATION OF COLON -> GANGRENE AND PERITONITIS)

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