quizlet asthma

7/25/2019 Quizlet Asthma

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Metered Dose Inhaler

Uses an aerosol canister to produce a fne mist o medication

Puers & autoinhalers

types o MDI

Puers

Type o MDI that requires good coordination.

Press down on the canister and reathe in at the same time

!utoinhalers

Type o MDI that as you reathe in" your reath acti#ates the de#ice $ prolem

o coordination is reduced

%pacer

' to ('inch length o tuing or chamer into which you fre your medication

rom a puer and inhale through a mouthpiece

%pacer

De#ice in which more medication is directed to the lungs$ requires less

coordination and can pre#ent oral thrush

Dry powder inhalers

)equire a deep inhalation to get the medication into the lungs$ Di*cult to use

or young children and adults who ha#e %+,

Turuhaler

! deep inhaled reath is required to get the medication into the lungs

%ymicort

-ample o drug that uses turuhaler

!eroli/er

0ontains powdered medication in a capsule

1euli/er

0on#ert liquid medication into a fne mist to e inhaled$ May e used i apuer and spacer are not suitale

True

T or 23 ! puer 4 spacer are equally as eecti#e as neuli/er

, agonist


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The preerred treatment or children

Montelu5ast & cromolyn

+ther options in treatment o asthma in children

6 month to 7 wee5s

Treatment o corticosteroids might e gi#en or a trial period o 88888888

True

T or 23 Inhaled corticosteroids can possily slow the growth o children o allages

0alcium and 9it D pills

Management o adults that may de#elop wea5 ones rom using inhaledcorticosteroids

Preeclampsia & Premature irth o low irth weight

Poor asthma control during pregnancy can cause :;


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0+PD

%et o lung diseases that limit air =ow and not ully re#ersile e#en with

medications

Usually progressi#e and associated with in=ammation o the lungs

True

T or 23 0+PD is >re#entale y a#oiding precipitating actors

True

T or 23 %ymptomatic treatment or 0+PD is a#ailale and more common in

men than women

-mphysema

Permanent anormal enlargement o the air sacs distal to the terminal

ronchiole with destruction o al#eolar septa and attachments to the ronchial walls

,rea5down o elastin y proteases

Destruction o al#eolar septa in 0+PD is caused y

0hronic ronchitis

-cessi#e tracheoronchial mucus production$ In=ammation o ma?or andsmall airways

!t least @ months o the year or ; consecuti#e years

In chronic ronchitis" conditions is su*cient to cause cough with

epectoration or most days o 888888%mo5ing

Primary ris5 actor or 0+PD

+idati#e stress

-lastin rea5down

0hemoattractant

Decrease ciliary unction

Aypertrophy and hyperplasia o mucus secreting glandsD1! damage

-ects o smo5ing

!ir pollution

! cause o 0+PD where pollutants promotes mucus hypersecretion" airway

in=ammation" may cause inection


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+ccupation

! cause o 0+PD where eposure to organic and inorganic dust or noious

gases caused accelerated decline in lung unction

Inection

! ma?or actor associated with etiology as well as progression o disease :eg.

Pneumonia< in 0+PD

a6'antitrypsin defciency

Benetic actor that can cause 0+PD

Bloal Initiati#e or 0hronic +structi#e Cung Disease

Meaning o B+CD

%tage o B+CD ' !T )I%E o 0+PD

I

%tage or mild 0+PD accdng to B+CD

II

%tage or moderate 0+PD accdng to B+CD

III

%tage or se#ere 0+PD accdng to B+CD

I9%tage o #ery se#ere 0+PD accdng to B+CD

%T!B- I

0haracteri/ed y mild air=ow limitation

%T!B- I

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