Misc Resp Meds Flashcards

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Bronchodilators: Albuterol (Salbutamol)

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a selective beta-adrenergic agonist; relaxes smooth muscle; bronchodilitation, drives K+ intracellularly

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Racemic Epinepherine

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Stimulates both alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors; acts on vascular smooth muscle to produce vasoconstriction, which decreaes blood flow at the capillary level-shrinking upper respiratory mucosa and reducing edema; useful in patients with postextubation stridor

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IPB-Ipatropium Bromide (atrovent)

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may be used in combination with albuterol in the management of CLD; rationale for use in NN with CLD is due to the presence of functional muscarinic receptors in premature infants; bronchiodilitation in infants with BPD, ; decreases respiratory resistence; combination of IBP and albuterol achieved the greatest decrease in resp system resistence with increases in compliance in ventilated patients with BPD

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Inhaled Steroids

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use in not evidence based

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iNO

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Direct pulmonary vasodilator, Potent, selective, sustained pulmonary vasodilitation decreasing pulmnary vascular resistance and improving oxygenation; usual starting dose is 20 ppm

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