Pulmonary Disease Flashcards
(88 cards)
what are the types of pulmonary disease
- asthma
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: bronchitis and emphysema
- tuberculosis
what is asthma
- chronic inflammatory airway disorder
- airway hyper responsiveness to stimuli
- bronchial edema
- narrowing of the ariways- obstruction
what are the signs and symptoms of asthma
- recurrent and reversible episodes of:
- dyspnea
- wheezing
- coughing
-tightness of chest
which is a true asthma symptom
tightness of chest
what are the aggravating/complicating factors of asthma
- smoking
- air pollutants: urban and industrial
what are the stages of asthma
- controlled
- partially controlled
- uncontrolled
how frequent are the daytime symptoms and need for rescue meds in controlled asthma
- twice or less per week
how frequent are the daytime symptoms and need for rescue meds in partially controlled asthma
- more than twice a week
how frequent are the daytime symptoms and need for rescue meds in uncontrolled asthma
three or more features of partiallly controleld asthma present in any week
what are the types of asthma
- extrinsic
- exercise induced
- intrinsic
- drug induced
describe extrinsic asthma and another name for it
- allergic or atopic
- most common
- children and young adults
- typical fam hx
- triggered by allergesn-pollen, dust, house mites, animal dander, mold
- exaggerated inflammatory responsew
what is the mechanism of extrinsic asthma
allergen -> T helper lymphocyte type 2 (Th2) -> antibody production of high levels of IgE -> activation of mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils -> bradykinin, histamine, leukotrienes -> bronchoconstriction
describe exercise induced asthma
- unknown pathogenesis
- children and young adults
- triggered by exercise and thermal changes
-cold air irritates mucosa resulting in airway hyperactivity
describe instrinsic asthma and another name for it
- idiosyncratic, nonallergic, non atopic
- second most common
- middle aged individuals
- triggered by respiratory irritants (tobacco, air pollution, emotional stress, gastroesophageal reflux disease)
- infrequently associated with fam hx
- normal IgE levels
what is the mechanism in instrinsic asthma
- allergen -> activation of mast cells, basophils and eosinophils -> bradykinin, histamine, interleukines, leukotrienes -> bronchoconstriction
describe drug induced asthma
- subset of intrinsic
- affects children, young adults, and middle aged adults
- common antigens
what common antigens cause drug induced astham
- NSAIDs, ASA
- beta blockers
- ACEi
- anticholinergic drugs
- food dye
- metabisulfites in food and in local anesthetics with epinephrine
what are the types of treatments for asthma
- inhaled beta 2 agonists
- short acting beta 2 agonists
- long acting beta 2 agonists
what do the inhaled beta 2 agonists do for asthma tx
- bind to beta2 receptors in lungs smooth muscle relaxation
- bronchodilation
what are the short acting beta 2 agonists used for
single use (rescue) meds used alone
what do the long acting beta 2 agonists do for asthma
- used in combination with steroids on a scheduled protocol
- used alone leads to CVD complications
what are the side effects of asthma treatments
- tremors, tachcyardia
- increases blood sugar
- cough
- K+ decrease
what is an example of a short acting beta 2 agonist
albuterol
what is an example of an anticholinergic med used to treat asthma
- atrovent
- spiriva