Respiratory Flashcards
What is going to be that predominant symptom we see on asthma patients?
COUGH
In asthma, what about the order severity in asthma?
Intermittent, mild, moderate, and severe
How are we going to know if our treatment is successful for our pt with asthma?
Have them do peak flow meter at home, but the biggest thing to remember is that we don’t determine the success of their treatment by how often they are using their rescue inhaler. If they say they have only used their inhaler one day a wk and it used to be 5 days a week; well that is wonderful but that doesn’t mean necessarily that we are going to scale back their treatment.
That might just mean that whatever medication they are on must be working really well to control their asthma.
What medication is now the cornerstone treatment of asthma since the update?
Low dose ICS, every patient according to the new guidelines should have a low dose ICS as they have been found to decrease overall mortality in these patients.
What are going to be those three things that will impact peak flow meter reading results?
Height, age and gender. Use the mnemonic “HAG”.
what do bronchodilators end in?
-terol
What do steroids end in?
-sone or -ide
* Examples: Budesonide or fluticasone
For intermittent symptoms of asthma
we are going to use an ICS LABA mix as needed,
when symptoms of asthma increase and become more mild in nature
the pt can start using that low dose ICS daily
and then when asthma symptoms become more moderate
they can utilize an inhaled corticosteroid laba mix daily or they can add on a low dose ICS with a leukotriene receptor antagonist like a Singulair.
Anything in the sever category of asthma
we want to go ahead and refer out to pulmonology for the very best care of the patient. So, if you are in your exam and you are feeling unsure your best bet is to always pick an answer with a low dose inhaled corticosteroid.
asthma intermittent
- : s/s < 2 days/wk OR < 2 nights/mth; brief exacerbations
asthma mild persistent:
*s/s >= 2 days/wk, but < 1/day OR < 2 nights/mth
asthma moderate persistent:
daily s/s OR > 3-4 nights/mth
asthma severe persistent:
continual s/s OR frequent nighttime s/s > 1 night/mth
- Exercise-induced asthma treatment
SABA 15-30 minutes prior to exercise
To diagnosis of COPD, the FEV1/FVC ratio is?
For diagnosis of COPD the FEV1/FVC ration will be < 0.70
What are we going to expect our pt to look like if they have COPD?
Barrel chest, maybe clubbing of the fingers, chronic cough.
What sound will we hear on percussion of a chest of a COPD patient?
Hyper-resonant
What are those 2 things that may make up COPD?
Chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
What is a drug that we expect to give to a chronic bronchitis or emphysema pt that does not have full blown COPD yet?
BRONCHODILATOR
hyperesonant
If the percussion produces a drum-like sound known as hyperresonance, it could indicate air has filled the space around your lungs and is prohibiting them from expanding fully. It may also suggest that air is trapped inside the small airways and alveoli (air sacs) of your lungs.
Group A COPD
group A patients get that SABA (usually albuterol)