Overview of Therapeutic Modalities in Pulmonary Medicine Flashcards
Therapeutic modalities include:
Systemic therapy
Inhalational therapy
Oxygen Therapy
respiratory Physical Therapy
Pharmacologic Therapy
Antibiotics
Bronchodilators
Anti-Inflammatory
Oxygen
Non Pharmacologic Therapy
behavior Therapy - Stop Smoking
Occupational therapy
Physical theapy
Routes of Therapies
Oral
parenteral
Inhalational
Systemic side effects
Beta-2-agonists (Cardiovascular, Metabolic)
Methylxanthines (Aminophylline, Theophylline)
Corticosteroids (HPA axis suppression, water and electrolyte imbalance, psychosis, Bone fractures)
Drug that has oral dosage only
Leukotriene receptor agonists
Localized/direct deposition of drugs to the airway
Inhalational therapy
Liquid/solid particles suspended in gas medium, Particles sufficiently small to remain airborne for a considerable period of time
Aerosols
Commonly used methods of inhalational therapy
Nebulization
Metered Dose Inhalers
Dry powder inhalaers
Increasing cross sectional area results in decrease in ______
Air flow velocity
Larger particles deposit in??
Larger airways,
Smaller particles deposit in???
Smaller airways
Beta 2 agonists exert their greatest effect on??
Airway smooth muscles
Optimal particle size for beta 2 agonists:
3 microns
Ideal region for bronchodilators to serve maximal effect
Bronchi and bronchioles
Too small particle size (<1 micron)
Exhaled
maybe detected as foreign body and phagocytized
Increased systemic drug delivery
1-5 microns (OPTIMUM PARTICLE SIZE)
Reach large and small airways. Bronchodialtion action on airway beta 2 smooth muscle
Local anti-inflammatory action via corticosteroid
Too large (>5 microns)
Deposition in posterior oropharynx and swallowed
inertial impaction
Momemtum
At bifurcations in RT
gravitational Sedimentation
Remaining particles move on to the central lung, the air velocity gradually decreaes to much lower values. (1 to 5 microns)