treatment of COPD

Question 1

what drugs are used to treat both COPD and asthma?

Answer 1

Question 2

wat are B2 agonists? how do they work?

Answer 2

Question 3

what are short acting B2 agonists?

Answer 3

Question 4

what are long acting B2 agonists?

Answer 4

Question 5

what are s/e B2 agonists?

Answer 5

Question 6

what are muscarinic antagonists? how do they work?

Answer 6

Question 7

examples of short acting and long acting muscarinic antagonists

Answer 7

Question 8

examples of steroids

Answer 8

Question 9

how do steroids work?

Answer 9

Question 10

s/e of steroids?

Answer 10

Question 11

how do leukotriene receptor antagonists work + examples

Answer 11

block leukotrienes
montelukast
useful in aspirin sensitive asthma

Question 12

how des zileuton work?

Answer 12

5-lipooxygenase inhibitors
blocks conversion of arachidonic acid to leukotrienes

Question 13

what is omalizumab?

Answer 13

Question 14

what is cromolyn?

Answer 14

Question 15

what drugs are used only in asthma?

Answer 15

zileuton
cromolyn
omalizumab
how do leukotriene receptor antagonists

Question 16

what is theophylline?

Answer 16

Question 17

symptoms of theophylline toxicity?

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Question 18

symptoms of theophylline cardiotoxicity

Answer 18

Question 19

what drugs are only used in COPD?

Answer 19

Question 20

how do you manage acute exacerbation COPD?

Answer 20

Question 21

what is the stepwise management of COPD?

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Question 22

what are the long term mx of COPD?

Answer 22

Question 23

how do you manage acute exacerbation asthma?

Answer 23

Question 24

what is the stepwise management of asthma?

Answer 24