Lab Week 2

Question 1

T/F 80% of community pts have poor inhaler technique

Answer 1

true

Question 2

What is thrush?
What type of inhaler causes thrush?
How to prevent thrush?

Answer 2

a fungal infection in your mouth
corticosteroid inhalers
rinse mouth with water and spit

Question 3

Examples of metered dose inhalers

Answer 3

albuterol
flovent HFA
budesonide/folmoterol
Qvar

Question 4

Aerochambers are only used with which kind of inhaler?

Answer 4

MDIs

Question 5

Examples of dry powder inhalers

Answer 5

respiclicks
advair diskus
pulmicort flexhaler
spiriva handihaler
flovent diskus

Question 6

Key diff of MDI vs DPI (how to inhale)

Answer 6

mdi: slow, deep inhalation dpi: quick, forceful inhalation

Question 7

ex. of soft mist inhaler

the 2 drug classes?

Answer 7

spiriva respimat
combivent respimat
anticholinergics and beta2-agonists

Question 8

Drug classes that can be nebulized

Answer 8

beta 2 agonists
ICS
anticholinergics

Question 9

zone of asthma action plan (green yellow red)

Answer 9

green (80-100%): all good
yellow (50-80%): indicates caution
red (<50%): seek medical attention