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How do you define intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent and severe persistent
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Intermittent: sx's less than 2 days/week
Mild persistent: > 2 days/week Mod persistent: daily Severe persistent: throughout the day |
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What are the steps in asthma treatment
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Step 1 - SABA prn
Step 2= low dose ICS Step 3= low dose ICS plus LABA or medium dose ICS Step 4=medium dose ICS plus LABA Step 5=high dose ICS plus LABA and consider xolair Step 6=high dose ICS plus LABA plus systemic corticosteroid and xolair |
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What are the safety concerns with LABA?
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Use of LABA without a long term ICS is contraindicated
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What is the green zone asthma action plan?
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Doing well, no symptoms. Take controller drug only. Use SABA before exercise
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What is the yellow zone asthma action plan?
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Some symptoms. Use qick relief agent.
If complete response, continue SABA every 3-4 hrs for 24-48 hrs If incomplete response 1 hr, repeat 2-6 puffs of SABA and add OCS burst |
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What is the red zone asthma action plan?
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Medical alert. Use SABA and add OCS burst
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How do you treat a severe exacerbation of asthma?
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Oxygen, high dose SABA plus ipratropium by MDI every 20 mins or continuously for 1 hr
Oral corticosteroids |
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What vaccines should asthma patients receive
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Adults should receive pneumovax and revaccine after 5 years
Annual flu vaccine |
