Order
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Use brochiodilator first
Use corticosteroid inhaler next
Methyxanthines
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- sustained release for maintenance not rescue med
- Only used as an alternative therapy (has to be within therapeutic range
- serum tested req'd).
- interactions with other drugs
- Action: bronchodilation
- Indication: long term asthma control
- SE: dysrhythmias and *seizures*
, - Nursing interventions: monitor HR, ECG, and theophylline level, Ativan,
charcoal, avoid caffeine, avoid dilantin and Phenobarbital (inhibits), avoid
Tagamet, Cipro, and fluorquinolone antibiotics (enhances)
What are the three types of antiinflammatory drugs
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Corticosteroids:
(beclomethasone, budesonide)
- Inhaled Corticosteroids - ICSs are first line therapy for pts with persistent
asthma
Leukotriene modifiers:
(zafirlukast, montelukast, zileuton)
- Block action of leukotrienes, which are potent bronchoconstrictors
- prophylactic treatment/management
Monoclonal antibody to IgE
(Xolair)
- ↓ circulating free IgE levels
Prevents IgE from attaching to mast cells, preventing release of chemical
mediators
ICS SE
Give this one a try later!
Give this one a try later!
Use brochiodilator first
Use corticosteroid inhaler next
Methyxanthines
Give this one a try later!
- sustained release for maintenance not rescue med
- Only used as an alternative therapy (has to be within therapeutic range
- serum tested req'd).
- interactions with other drugs
- Action: bronchodilation
- Indication: long term asthma control
- SE: dysrhythmias and *seizures*
, - Nursing interventions: monitor HR, ECG, and theophylline level, Ativan,
charcoal, avoid caffeine, avoid dilantin and Phenobarbital (inhibits), avoid
Tagamet, Cipro, and fluorquinolone antibiotics (enhances)
What are the three types of antiinflammatory drugs
Give this one a try later!
Corticosteroids:
(beclomethasone, budesonide)
- Inhaled Corticosteroids - ICSs are first line therapy for pts with persistent
asthma
Leukotriene modifiers:
(zafirlukast, montelukast, zileuton)
- Block action of leukotrienes, which are potent bronchoconstrictors
- prophylactic treatment/management
Monoclonal antibody to IgE
(Xolair)
- ↓ circulating free IgE levels
Prevents IgE from attaching to mast cells, preventing release of chemical
mediators
ICS SE
Give this one a try later!
