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
2
Q
CORTICOSTEROIDS
MED?
USED WHEN?
A
PREDNISONE
USED IN EXACERBATION
3
Q
IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS
A
4
Q
IMMUNOMODULATORS
A
5
Q
ANTIDIARRHEALS
A
LEAD TO TOXIC MEGACOLON
(DILATION OF COLON -> GANGRENE AND PERITONITIS)