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MDI coordination difficulty?
Inspirease (collapsible chanmber)
Maxair
plastic handle adapter
Imminuz for Asthmatics?
flu annually
pneumoccal vaccine q 5 yrs
Extrinixic Asthma?
FH
atopia
pollen pet dander, dust mite cockroach excret...
Pulsus Paradoxus?
appears during severe exacerb. >20 mm Hg fall in BP during inspiration
Synder syndrome?
fatal asthma if use ASA or NSAID that inhibit cyclooxygenase
Peak flow zones for green, yellow and red?
Green 80-100%
Yellow 60-80%
Red under 50-60%
Large Airway obstruction is assessed by ?
PEFR
FEV1/FVC ratio
VC?
max volume of air that can be expired after a full inspiration
VC =?
sum of IC + ERV
CV?
Closing volume
% of vital capacity
volume at which lower lung zones cease to ventilate
Early COPD is best measured by measuring indicies for smalller airways, which are?
FEF 25-75 best
forced expiratory flow after 25-75% VC is expelled
CV and MMFR (mid expiratory flow rate)
For Bronchial prov test?
is + if FEV decreases by 20%/ more after inhal broncho
Refrain from using broncho for 8 hrs before test & antihistamines for 48 hrs before test
Baseline PFT should be measured how long before /after broncho d?
6 hrs
Some asthma's only respond to ?
gluccocorticosteroids
Asthma exacerb?
measure PEFR
Albuterol neb 5 mg/5cc in 2.5 cc NS over 5 min and repeat in 15 if needed
SQ epi 0.2-0.3 ml 1:1000 aqueos soln, check VS and may repeat x 2
Preg Cat B?
B TALC
T terbutaline
A atrovent
L LTRA
C cromolyn
Preg Cat C?
C BIT
B B 2 antog
I ICS
T theophylline
Suffix for steroids?
-one
-ide
Suffix for B2 agonist?
-terol
Suffix for LTRA
-lukast
-eton Zileuton (Zyflo)
Mast cell stabliliers take the place of ?
ICS or LTRAs
Continuous O2 with COPD if ?
PO2<55 or erythrocytosis
erythrocytosis
The normal limits on these blood values for males and females respectively are 52% and 47% for the hematocrit, and 17.7 g/dl and 15.7 g/dl for hemoglobin concentration.
For COPD exacerbations, what organisms are you mostly likely to fine?
S pneumonia
H flu
Moraxella
Chlamydia and sparophytes
Usual tx for AB to early COPD
Augmentin 500 mg po bid
Ceclor 50 mg po TID
Doxy 100 mg Bid po
Bactrim DS bid for 10 days
ithromax
and Biaxin
Which med doesn't cover H flu?
Eryth
When shou d you follow up for a acute COPD exacb
F/U in two days and reevealute
consider changing a/b
Exacer bation of COPD can mimich ?
pneumo
or a new infiltrate
check ABGs and spirometry
If t wasn't immunized, what do you do?
within 72 hrs give
Amantidine 200 mg / day (100mg /day if 65 yrs)
Rimantadine 100 bid po
or Relenza or Tamiflu
With po steroids, when do you monitor improment ?
after tow weeks on 20 mg of prednisone qd
Theophylline can be used in COPD pt with ?
for heart dx it can iprove CO and improve perfusion in an ischemcic MI and reduce pulmonnary vascular so it may be helpful in pts with HD or cor pulmonale
Indication sfor cont O2 therapy?
HCt > 56 % erythrocytosis
ECG + for cor pulmonale
CHF
resting arterial O 2 pressure 55 or O 2 sat under 88%
evaluate pts on cont q 6 wks
O2
Mortality:
FEV1 <0.75 L?
30% at 2 yrs
95% 10 yrs after diagnosis