Pharmaclogy Flashcards
Fast or Slow Spiriva
Slow acting & last long
Mast Cell Stabilizer
Chromolyn
Tilade
List Leukotriene inhibitor
Montelukast
Zafirlukast
Reduce steroid use
Pentamidine class & tx
Anti protozoan
For patients with PCP pneumonia
Penicillin treat what bacteria
Gram Positive Rods
Streptococcus
Tobramycin bacteria
Gram Negative rod
Pseudomonas arguniso
E. coli
Gentamicin tx
Cystic Fibrosis
Pseudonymonas Aerugino
Gram negative
Amoxicillin treats ?
Brohchietasis
How often is the anticholinergic Spiriva given?
Once per day
What is the pediatric dose of Levalbuterol (Xopenex)?
0.31
This aerosolized medication helps cystic fibrosis patients mobilize secretions.
Pulmozyme (Dornase Alfa)
Should you recommend long acting beta agonists (LABA) for a patient not on inhaled corticosteroids?
No
The primary benefit of directly delivering inhaled corticosteroids to the lung is?
To minimize systemic side effects
Midazolam is for
To reduce patient/ventilator asynchrony due to anxiety, or agitation
Ramsey scale
The Ramsay scale is used to rate a patients level of sedation on a scale between 1 and 6.