MAJOR - SEVERE ASTHMA - DRUG MANAGEMENT Flashcards
1
Q
Drugs to manage severe asthma ?
A
oxygen
salbutamol
ipatropium bromide
Hydrocotisone
predisolone
2
Q
when should oxygen be given?
A
sats below 94%
3
Q
When should salbutamol be given?
A
when patients own inhaler fails
or
expiratory wheeze
- most likely going to be a wheeze so first line of treatment would be a neb.
4
Q
when should ipatropium bromide be given?
A
if salbutamol is not having the desired effect/ patient is not improving.
5
Q
WHEN SHOULD HYDROCORISONE BE GIVEN AND HOW MUCH?
A
TO TREATE SEVERE OR LIFE THREATENIG ASTHMA.
1ML TO BE GIVEN - HOWEVER TAKES ABOUT 30 MINUTES TO HAVE ANY EFFECT.
GIVE IF NEB/IPATROPIUM BROMIDE DOES NOT WORK
6
Q
WHEN SHOULD PREDISOLONE BE GIVEN?
A
TREAT MODERATE TO SEVERE ASTHMA.
HOWEVER DO NOT DELAY CONVEYANCE TO GIVE THE TREATMENT.
7
Q
DOSE OF PREDISOLONE?
A
40ML
