Rspt 1200 Mid-Term Study Guide
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