Pulm Flashcards
What meds are First line for acute/chronic asthma symptoms and exercise-induced bronchospasm?
SABAs
What meds cause tachycardia, hypokalemia, tremors?
SABAs
should LABAs be used as monotherapy?
no
“ipratropium (Atrovent®)
Albuterol/ipratropium (Duoneb®, Combivent®)”
SAMA
what is 1st line for severe status asthmaticus ?
systemic corticosteroids
What causes Moon face, Buffalo hump, Hirsuitism (dark hair in abnormal places, poss deeper voice in F), Weight gain, Muscle wasting & weakness, Bruising, Skin thinning, Mood changes, Growth retardation, Peptic Ulcers, Hyperglycemia, Hypertension, Hypokalemia, Osteoporosis, Cataracts, Glaucoma, Immune suppression
systemic corticosteroids
"Beclomethasone HFA (Qvar®) Budesonide nebs, DPI (Pulmicort®) Ciclesonide HFA (Alvesco®) Fluticasone furoate (ArnuityEllipta ®) DPI Fluticasone propionate (Flovent HFA® or Diskus® DPI), Mometasone (Asmanex®)"
ICS
1st line treatment as long-term controllers in persistent asthma.
ICS
Severe COPD w/ increased exacerbation risk that is not controlled by 1st line LAMAs and LABAs
ICS
Which meds cause Oral candidiasis, dysphonia, cough?
ICS
major 3A4 substrate.
Interaction with 3A4 inhibitors: ritonavir, itraconazole, ketoconazole
ICS
“Asthma + COPD: Formoterol (Perforomist® nebulization), Salmeterol (Serevent®)
COPD only: Indacaterol (Arcapta Neohaler®), Olodaterol (Striverdi Respimat®), Arformoterol (Brovana®)
1 inhalation Q12 hrs”
LABA
what is the BBW for LABAs?
BBW: do not use as monotherapy (increased mortality risk.
put LABA, LAMA, and ICS in order of use for ashtma and copd
“Asthma : use ICS, then add LABA, then LAMA.
COPD: use LAMA, the LABA, then ICS”
“Asthma + COPD: tiotropium (Spiriva®). Onset: 30 minutes; Duration: 24+ hours
COPD: Umeclidinium (Incruse Ellipta)
Aclidinium (Tudorza Pressair)
Glycopyrrolate (Seebri Neohaler)”
LAMA
what is 1st line in copd?
LAMA
“Montelukast (Singulair®), Zafirlukast (Accolate®), Zileuton (Zyflo CR®)
PO”
Oral leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs)
what is the BBW for montelukast?
Black Box Warning for montelukast: neuropsych side effects (Agitation, depression, sleeping problems, suicidal thoughts and actions)
main SE of Zafilukast and Zileuton:
hepatotoxicity
meds for eosinophilic asthma
IL-5 receptor antagonists (type of mab biologic)
which drug for ashmta / COPD has many many interactions?
Theophylline (theo-24)
only drug that decreases mortality in COPD
O2
Roflumilast (Daxas®, Daliresp®)
Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE-4) inhibitor
SEs: Arthralgias, fever, rash, increased risk of infection, new malignancy, anaphylactic reaction (rare)
biologics