DPT-772: PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY LECTURE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
Pharmacologic treatment of lung disease can
improve and prevent symptoms
reduce the frequency and severity of acute lung disease
reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations of chronic
lung disease
improve health status Improve exercise tolerance
Medication Delivery
orally as tablet, capsule or syrup
inhaled via a → most common method because you are inhaling it into the tissue that
needs the drug
MDI - metered dose inhaler (aerosolized liquid)
DPI - dry powder inhaler
, nebulizer - aerosolized liquid
patch - for slow releaseSC - subcutaneous
IM - intramuscular
PIV - peripheral intravenous
suppository or rectally
When thinking about the involvement of the autonomic nervous system, think
about it in terms of
which system it wants to enhance and which system we want to inhibit
The autonomic nervous system is not selective to the
lungs so you are gonna get the sympathetic response to the cardiovascular system in
addition to that bronchodilation that you want on the lungs
Maintenance medications
to maintain a constant level of bronchodilation in the airways to try to get in front of the
symptoms
Usual route of administration for maintenance medications
oral or inhaled
Time for drug effect of maintenance medications
30-45 minutes for oral meds, mins for inhaled
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED
Pharmacologic treatment of lung disease can
improve and prevent symptoms
reduce the frequency and severity of acute lung disease
reduce the frequency and severity of exacerbations of chronic
lung disease
improve health status Improve exercise tolerance
Medication Delivery
orally as tablet, capsule or syrup
inhaled via a → most common method because you are inhaling it into the tissue that
needs the drug
MDI - metered dose inhaler (aerosolized liquid)
DPI - dry powder inhaler
, nebulizer - aerosolized liquid
patch - for slow releaseSC - subcutaneous
IM - intramuscular
PIV - peripheral intravenous
suppository or rectally
When thinking about the involvement of the autonomic nervous system, think
about it in terms of
which system it wants to enhance and which system we want to inhibit
The autonomic nervous system is not selective to the
lungs so you are gonna get the sympathetic response to the cardiovascular system in
addition to that bronchodilation that you want on the lungs
Maintenance medications
to maintain a constant level of bronchodilation in the airways to try to get in front of the
symptoms
Usual route of administration for maintenance medications
oral or inhaled
Time for drug effect of maintenance medications
30-45 minutes for oral meds, mins for inhaled
