Resp Flashcards
Pneumonia
CURB 1 - Amoxicillin
CURB 2 - Amoxicillin and clarithromycin
Curb 3+ - Coamoxiclav and clarithromycin
COPD
1) SABA - Salbutamol
2) If no asthma, LABA + LAMA
If Asthma, LABA + ICS
3) LABA + LAMA + ICS
SABA - Salbutamol
SAMA - Ipratropium
LABA - Sameterol
LAMA - Tiotropium
TB
Rifampicin
Isonazid
Pyrazinamide
Ethambutol
Cystic fibrosis
Exercise, high calorie high fat diet, fat soluble vitamin supplements
Bronchodilator (Salbutamol)
Dornose alfa
Azathioprine (immunomodulation)
Ursodeoxycholic acid - bile sequestrant
Pneumothorax
Spontaneous: Chest drain at 5th intercostal space, mid axillary line
Tension: Immediate needle decompression. Cannula into second intercostal space midclavicular line. (Tension if contralateral tracheal deviation, or hyperexpansion ipsilaterally.)