RSPT 1200 FINAL STUDY GUIDE

45 multiple choice

THE FOLLOWING DRUG DOSES (trade names, concentration, dosage, and frequency)

  • cromolyn sodium
  • tobramycin
  • colistimethate
  • fluticasone
  • budesonide
  • dexamethasone
  • Inhaled steroids

~60% from stuff covered after the mid-term.

Things I would study if I were taking the exam:

  • Drug Sources
  • Role of FDA
  • Differentiate between types of names
  • Elements of a prescription
  • Abbreviations
  • Routes of administration (oral, topical, etc)
  • Know Aerosol delivery devices
  • Advantages/Disadvantages
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • Definitions (see slides)
  • Safety in drug administration
  • How to handle problems
  • Dosage problem (didn’t see one on quiz; expect one here)
  • Solute, Solvent, Solution
  • CNS vs. PNS
  • Somatic vs. Autonomic
  • Sympathetic vs. Parasympathetic (Adrenergic vs. Cholinergic)
  • Responses
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Break down of Neurotransmitters
  • Airway A&P
  • Bronchospasm vs. Bronchoconstriction
  • 3 Categories of Bronchodilators
  • Front vs. Back vs. Side
  • Classification of each group
  • Know the pathways for each of the three classes. Look at “mini-drawings”
  • Differentiate between catecholamines, resorcinols, and saliginins
  • Tolerance vs. Tachyphylaxis
  • Which drugs can be continuously nebulized
  • SIDE EFFECTS OF SYMPATHOMIMETICS
  • Effects of Vagus Nerve Stimulation
  • Function of Parasympatholytics
  • Advantages of combination therapy
  • Origins of methylxanthines
  • Therapeutic level of theophylline
  • Combining drug therapies (Front + Back + Side = OK)
  • Definition of Aerosol
  • Goals of Aerosol Therapy
  • Definitions: Stability, Penetration, Deposition, Inertial Impaction, MMAD, Sedimentation, Aging
  • Particle size and location – Have general idea
  • Aerosol device selection
  • Continuous Drug Administration
  • MDI/DPI – Know steps (and critical ones), disadvantages, advantages
  • Which is Breath Activated????
  • Calculating duration of use
  • Spacers/Holding chambers – How to use, Difference between the two, Problems
  • Traffic Light System (80-100, 50-80, Less than 50%)
  • Calculate % improvement, FEV1: 12% and 200 mL, PF: 15%
  • Airway anatomy & Mucokinesis
  • Viscosity vs. Elasticity
  • Composition of Mucus
  • Secretion management strategies
  • Mucolytics
  • Disease states where they may benefit
  • Function (3)
  • Hazards
  • Alternate indication for Mucomyst
  • Bland Aerosols – Why, Who
  • Expectorants – Who
  • Cough Suppressants – What, Who
  • Anti-Inflammatories
  • Types
  • Inflammatory response cascade
  • Mediators
  • 3 types of meds
  • Mast Cell Stabilizers: Function, Drugs (2), Not used for acute attack
  • Steroids
  • Where
  • GENERAL idea of HPA axis
  • Why inhaled vs. Systemic
  • Adverse Reactions

  • Leukotrienes
  • Indications
  • Names
  • Disadvantages
  • What, Why, Who, When, Types, Precautions
  • Cardiovascular Drugs
  • Indications
  • Names
  • Disadvantages
  • What, Why, Who, When, Types, Precautions