Pulm Flashcards
If a patient is found to be a responder during the diagnosis of PAH. What medications should be tried?
CCB - Nifedipine, Diltiazem, and Amlodipine
If a patient is found to be a NON - responder during the diagnosis of PAH what therapies could be trialed?
PDE-5
Endothelin Receptor Antag
Soluble Guanylate Cyclase Stimulator
Prostacyclin Analogue
prostacyclin analogues MOA:
potent vasodilators and inhibitors of platelet aggregation.
Prostacyclin Analogues ( Remodulin and Veletri) are dosed in:
ng/kg/min
Veletri or Flolan:
Epoprostenol
Remodulin:
Treprostinil
SE of Prostacyclin Analogues
hypotension, flushing, jaw pain
Flolan requires ____ for stability
ice packs
Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Drugs:
-entan
Bosentan
Ambrisentan
Macitentan
Bosentan
tracleer
Ambrisentan
Letairis
Endothelial receptor antagonists (bosentan, ambrisentan, macitentan) are:
teratogenic BBW in place for them. Need pregnancy test prior to starting and monthly thereafter
PDE-5 Inhibitors:
increased cGMP concentrations lead to pulmonary vasculature relaxation and vasodilation
Revatio
Sildenafil
Adcirca
Tadalafil
What are some warnings/se associated with PDE-5’s?
headaches, vision loss, hearing loss, NAION (nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy)
Soluble Guanylate cyclase stimulator:
Riociguat (Adempas)