Mod 3 Asthma Flashcards
(113 cards)
1
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what do COPD and Asthma have in common?
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Airflow limitations (Air trapping) and dynamic breathing
2
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According to GINA, what are characteristic of asthma?
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Chronic airway inflammation w/symptoms of:
- wheeze
- SOB
- chest tightness
- cough
- variable expiratory flow limitations (Big diff from COPD)
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What generally happens during an asthma episode?
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Extreme bronchoconstriction on inhalation and expiration
- Airways = inflamed + narrow + Muscules squeeze around them
- Extra mucus is produced
- Creating a loop of couhing, wheezing, and SOB
4
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Why is it essential to pair a corticosteroid w/SABA during a asthma attack?
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Bronchodilators open up the airways but do nothing to treat the underlying inflammation.
- corticosteroids reduce inflammation preventing symptoms from returning.
- The combo treats the immediate and controls the underlying cause
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How do you assess the risk for a severe asthma exacerbation?
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Assess factors like: History of past asthma exacerbations + ER visits
- Poorly asthma controlled asthma per CTS critera
- Overuse of SABAs i.e > 2 a year (or no ICS use)
- Status as a current smoker
- Low peak flow readings
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What is the most effective controller for asthma and time frame of affect?
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ICS
Improvement occurs within 1-2 weeks of starting daily use.
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What are the most affective controllers of asthma?
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ICS are the most effective long term controllers
- ICS suppress inflammatory genes i.e cytokines and eosinophils
- LTRA and LABAs can help control inflammation + symptoms but are not the gold standard. Often used as a combo with ICS.
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Are ICS affective for smokers
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Nope.
Smoke generates oxidative stress that impairs activity of ICS.
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Describe the ICS and B2 adrenergic receptors relationship
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ICS can activate B2 receptors; enhancing B2 agonist effects
ICS can also prevent the down regulation of B2 receptors (increasing expression of them on the cell surface)
10
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systemic corticosteroids vs. inhaled corticosteroids?
edit
need to check for accuracy
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One is broader vs. the lungs itself
Inhaled have the same affect for asthma as systemic but w/o the issues that come with systemic use
11
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GINA vs CTS
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CTS; SABA only
GINA; subbing in budesonide/formatarol as a relievers (LABA w/a shorter onset (oxeze)
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2021 asthma management pathway
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- Confirm diagnosis
- environmental control, education, action plan
- SABA or budesonide/formeterol
- ICS -> followed by LTRA
- LABA
- LTRA or LABA
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budesonide can be used for what?
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A reliever and controller
14
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Reliever meds for asthma
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salbutamol, terbutaline, and budesonide/formoterol
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What does regular use of a reliever looked like?
and why is it important
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More than 2 doses per week.
identifies evaluation of use of and effectiveness
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Risk factors of improper SABA use?
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SABAs can increase risk of exaserbation
-not controlling the inflammation enough
-should be using a ICS more effecitly in conjunction w/saba
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What do you do when a patient can’t tolerate ICS?
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Switch to a LTRA
18
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slide 27 won’t be tested. but the second line on gina is the general rule of thumb that we follow
don’t worry about slide 30
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understand CTS step approach to treatment
19
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How often should asthma be reviewed for the following scenarios:
- After diagnosis
- During Pregancy
- After an exacerbation
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1. [1-3] months after treatment started, then every [3-12] months
2. During pregnancy: Every [4-6] weeks
3. After an exacerbation: within 1 week
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3 strategies to manage asthma
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Education
Environmental control; i.e allergies
pharmacotherapy
21
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What is used to treat an anaphylactic reactions? (allergy based)
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Epinephrine
w/asthma can produce a severe anaphylactic reaction
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Asthma risk factors: How would a prenatal population get asthma?
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Heredity
Maternal factors:
-smoking during pregnancy
-Low vit. D during pregnancy
-Cesarean delivery
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Asthma risk factors: How would children get asthma?
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-Eczema
-Allergic rhinitis
- Exposure to second hand smoke
-Air pollution
-Obesity
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Asthma risk factors: for infancy, preschool, school, age etc.?
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exposure to allergens (antigen)
i.e fungi, dust, etc.
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Asthma risk factors for adulthood
Exposure to allergens
pollution/ Tobacco smoke/occupational exposure
drugs/additives
diet/obesity
Gender
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What are some symptoms usually associated w/asthma?
Wheeze
SOB
Chest tightness
Cough
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Asthma is primarily characterized by
variable expiratory airflow limitation
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Symptoms of airflow limitation vary overtime and intensity; what factors can trigger incidents?
Exercise
Allergen/irritant exposure
Changes to weather
Viral resp. infections
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How long can asthma symptoms be absent for?
Weeks or months at a time.
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List some Asthma phenotypes
-Allergic asthma
-non-allergic asthma
-adult-onset (late-onset) asthma
-Occupational asthma
-Asthma w/obesity
-Asthma w/persistent airflow limitation
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Define common traits of Allergic asthma:
1. History
2. Sputum profile
3. Best Treatment Plan
Associated w/past or fam. allergic disease
-i.e eczema
Sputum profile: Treatment reveals eosinophilic airway inflammation
Usually responds well to ICS
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Sputum profile/Traits of non-allergic asthma?
- response to treatments?
Sputum profile: may be neutrophilic, eosinophilia, or contain a few inflammatory cells
**Demonstrates less short term response to ICS**
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Traits of adult-onset (late-onset) asthma
Effects women > Men
- tend to be non-allergic
- **Require higher doses of ICS, relatively refractory to ICS treatment**
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Define occupational asthma
repeat exposure to a sensitized in the workplace or asthma worsens in the workplace
i.e dusts, plants, animal substances
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How is occupational asthma checked?
Patient history;
—ask if symptoms improve away from work
Peak expiratory flows
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Define asthma w/persistent airflow limitation
Due to **airway remodeling**
-develop airflow limitation that is **persistent or incompletely irreversible**
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Traits of Asthma w/obesity
Prominent respiratory symptoms and little eosinophilia airway inflammation
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Anatomic alterations of the lungs;
what traits would be present/affected by Asthma inflamed bronchial tubes
Increased eosinophils
excessive secretions
hyperinflation
bronchospasm
Bronchial inflammation
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Anatomic alterations of the lungs; Bronchial inflammation
Inflammation throughout the submucosa of airways; but not the alveoli/lung parenchyma.
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Describe Primary and stimulated eosinophils during bronchial inflammation
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Slide 23
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CTS Typical Severity Classification: Very mild
AKA well controlled
PRN SABA
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CTS Typical Severity Classification: mild
Low dose ICS (or LTRA -> Montelukast)
+
PRN SABA or PRN bud/form [Symbicort]
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CTS Severity Classification plan for:
Moderate + well controlled asthma
Low dose ICS
+
Second controller (LABA) and PRN SABA
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CTS Typical Severity Classification: Moderate w/increasing severity
Moderate dose ICS +/- second controller
AND
PRN SABA or PRN low-mod. dose of Symbicort
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CTS Typical Severity Classification: HIGH
High dose ICS + second controller
For previous year or systemic steroids for 50% of the previous year to prevent asthma from being uncontrolled to prevent asthma from being uncontrolled, or is uncontrollable despite this therapy.
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True or False:
Asthma is characterized by inflammatory changes throughout the submucosa of the airways, alveoli, and lung parenchyma?
False
(not the alveoli or lung parenchyma)
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What is responsible for bronchial inflammation?
Primary eosinophils
Inflammatory molecules are recruited by cytokines
inflammation causes a positive feedback loop for more inflammation
bronchial tissue degranulate and the pro inflammatory contents induce
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Airway inflammation for asthma can lead to structural changes in the airway called airway remodeling:
list 3 changes/anatomic alterations of the lung airway remodeling causes
hypertrophy/hyperplasia of smooth muscles
increased goblet cells
neovascularziation/angiogenesis
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What does hypertrophy/hyperplasia of smooth muscles mean?
Narrowed airways
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What does it mean when goblet cells increase?
more secretions
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hat does angiogenesis mean?
new vessels remove excess inflammatory mediators away from airways
can backfire and increased perfusion can bring new inflammation
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What are 5 anatomic alterations of the lungs asthma cause?
Bronchospasm
Bronchial inflammation
increased eosinophils
hyperinflation
Excessive secretions
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smoke, Dust mites, animal allergies, mild, pollen and viral infections are examples of
Inflammatory triggers
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Non-inflammatory triggers cause
smooth muscle constriction
and NOT inflammation in the airways
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What are 2 non-inflammatory triggers?
Emotions
Temperature
Exercise
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What is GERD, what does it mean in relation to airways?
non-allergic intrinsic subgroup of asthma
Happens when there is a issue with the gastric sphincter causing inhalation of acidic contents causing irritation and bronchoconstriction
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Symptoms of Asthma are
mono/poly wheezes, SOB, Cough, and/or chest tightness
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How does asthma increase venous return?
increased airway resistance and dynamic hyperinflation raise intrathoracic pressure. This can:
- Decrease left ventricular preload (reducing stroke volume)
- Increase afterload (due to compressed pulmonary vasculature)
- Changes are acute, if chronic it is more likely a RV dysfunction
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What are 4 prenatal asthma risk factors?
Hereditary
maternal smoking during pregnancy
low vitamin D during pregnancy
C section
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What are 4 childhood asthma risk factors?
Eczema
Allergic Rhintis
Second hand smoke
Air pollution
Obesity
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What are 4 adult asthma risk factors?
allergens
tobacco
occupational exposure
drugs
pollution
obesity
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In asthma pt, induced sputum before treatment is indicative of
eosinophilic airway inflammation
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In terms of vitals, would you expect from someone with asthma (when symptomatic)?
They would most likely have increased RR and HR
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Asthma is usually associated to what?
airway hyper responsiveness to direct/indirect stimuli.
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In pulsus paradoxus, what happens to BP during inspiration and during expiration?
Inspiration: BP decreases
Expiration: BP decreases
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How do you confirm that someone has asthma w/spirometers?
FEV1/FVC = < 0.75-0.8
After applying bronchodilator;
-Incrase of >12% and >200mL
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How do you confirm a asthma diagnosis with a peak expiratory flow [PEF]?
>20% increase after bronchodilator
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*If pt answers 1-2 symptoms these, their asthma is considered*
Daytime asthma symptoms more than twice a week?
Any night waking due to asthma
Reliever needed for symptoms * more than twice a week?
any activity limitation due to asthma
Partially controlled (uncontrolled)
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If pt answers 3-4 symptoms these, their asthma is considered?
Daytime asthma symptoms more than twice a week?
Any night waking due to asthma
Reliever needed for symptoms * more than twice a week?
any activity limitation due to asthma
Uncontrolled
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If pt answers 3-4 symptoms these, their asthma is considered?
Daytime asthma symptoms more than twice a week?
Any night waking due to asthma
Reliever needed for symptoms * more than twice a week?
any activity limitation due to asthma
**Uncontrolled**
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Reliever therapy:
Should bud/form be used as a reliever when controller medications other than bud/form are used
Yes
- as of 2022 Symbicort is a used reliever
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Which pharm. treatments would be the most appropriate for acute symptoms?
Salbutamol, terbutaline, budesonide/formoterol [Symbicort]
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Well controlled asthma on PRN SABA or no med w/higher risk of exacerbation should be on which pharmacological treatment?
ICS + SABA PRN
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How often should patients on PRN SABA w/uncontrolled asthma take ICS + PRN?
Dailey
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Which age group is not recommended symbicort?
12 and below.
bc of poor adherence + education
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Indicators to step up asthma treatments: if poorly controlled?
at least 2-3 months
be sure to check for common causes
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Indicators to step up asthma treatments: short term
1-2 weeks, may be initiated by pt
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Indicators to step up asthma treatments: day to day
adjust as needed by pt for the prescribed low-dose ICS/formoterol maintainer and reliever regimen
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Indicators to step down asthma treatments?
Good control maintained for 3 months
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3 strategies to manage asthma
Education
environmental control: reduce need for asthma med
pharmacotherapy meds: treat/prevent worsening symptoms
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What is used to treat anaphylactic reactions?
Epinephrine
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Where are Beta 1 receptors are found
Heart and kidneys
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Beta 1 cause increase in?
Inotrophy (rhythm)
HR
Renin in kidneys
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What does renin in the kidneys do?
Balance NA+ AND K+ LEVELS
Balance BP
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Beta 3 receptors are located in?
Adipose tissue
They activate lipolysis (breakdown of fats and lipids)
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Adrenergic receptors are typically associated w/which receptors ?
Alpha and Beta
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Difference between Alpha 1 and 2 receptors?
A1 = contraction
A2 = inhibit
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Beta 1 receptors generally affect the which organs?
Heart and kidney
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Beta 2 receptors affect the?
pulmonary system
(bronchial smooth muscle)
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PNS only uses which 2 neurotransmitters?
Acetylcholine and Norepinephrine
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Somatic motor neurons release what NT?
Acetylcholine
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How do LAMA’s work?
LAMAs affect muscarinic agents located on smooth muscles; muscarinic agents active AcH which constricts airways.
**preventing AcH activation via inhibition of muscarinic agents relaxes airways**
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what would the neurotransmitter AcH normally do to the body?
Affect vessel tone; [PNS] releases AcH to stimulate muscarinic receptors in the airway smooth muscle, causing contraction and narrowing of the airway.
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What is the function of anticholinergic drugs?
**Prevent AcH binding to/blocking muscarinic receptors (that respond to AcH)**
-AcH is involved w/vessel tone, HR, and glandular secretions; factors that increase airway resistance.
**Can improve breathing for COPD and Asthma because airway constriction is reduced**
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What traits does Asthma have in terms anatomic alterations of the lungs?
(3)
1. Reversible bronchial airway smooth muscle constriction
2. Airway inflammation
3. increased airway responsiveness to stimuli
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What happens to airways when they become inflamed and infiltrated with eosinophils and goblet cells?
mucous all edema bc goblet cells increase,
**Become filled w/mucous which can lead to plugging and atelectasis**
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Define Extrinsic asthma
Hypersensitivity reaction to stimuli (allergic/atopic)
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Define intrinsic asthma
*Nonallergenic/non-atopic asthma*
**can’t be linked to a specific antigen/extrinsic inciting factor**
not hypersensitive and develops in adult years
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What is a Biphasic response?
An early asthmatic response followed by a late asthmatic response
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GINA classification for asthma symptoms?
(4)
1. cough
2. recurrent wheeze
3. recurrent difficult breathing
4. recurrent chest tightness
*other = worsening symptoms over night*
*colds that go to chest or take more than 10 days to clear*
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2 main diagnostic/monitoring tests for asthma
Spirometers
Peak expiratory flow [PEF]
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4 levels/classes of asthma severity (4)
Intermittent: < 1 a week
mild: > 1 a week but < once a day
moderate: occurs dailiy
severe: daily w/nocturnal symptoms. limits physical activity
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Describe the asthma mnemonic plan [SOAP]
Structured method of documenting pt progress/plan of treatment
S: Subjective [Pt symptoms]
O: Objective [vitals]
A: Assessment [i.e bronchospasm, metabolic acidosis etc.]
P: Plan
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[SOAP] - discussion/example
what protocol could be followed for the following plan?
- o2 therapy protocol
- aerosolized medication therapy protocol
Oxygen therapy protocol [FiO2 80-100% via NRB]
-monitor w/SpO2 oximeter
Aerosolized med therapy
-med. neb q30m w/saba
-monitor PEFR and breath sounds
-review abgs
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What is Asthma typically characterized by?
Inflammation and narrowing of the airways in the lungs, which can cause breathing difficulties
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What diagnostic tools are the accepted standard to establish the diagnosis of bronchiectasis?
1. CT
2. PFT
3. Sputum culture
4. Bronchoscopy
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All the following are a prenatal risk factor for asthma except:
a. low vitamin D during pregnancy
b. Cesarean delivery
C. Maternal smoking
D. low progesterone during pregnancy
D
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what type of asthma responds the best to ICS?
Atopic (allergic) asthma
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Asthma with **persistent airflow limitation** is due to what?
Airway remodeling and chronic inflammation of airways
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Asthma with **variable airflow limitation** is due to what?
- Environmental factors
- Asthma w/obesity
- irritants
- exercise
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Gold standard for diagnosing asthma?
Spirometry test
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Asthma criteria if patient has 0 symptoms to questions?
Well controlled
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After making changes to a therapy, when should you reassess the effectiveness?
After 1-3 months
