Airway Clearance
Medications
Disease Management
Working Properly
Initate Attack
100

What is the function(s) of mucus in the body?

Lubrication

Waterproofing 

Protection from inflammation

100

What anti-inflammatory medications are indicated when treating asthmatics and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?

Corticosteroids

100

Neutrophils are the primary inflammatory cells associated with which of the following diseases?

  1. Asthma
  2. Cystic Fibrosis
  3. Chronic Bronchitis
  4. COPD 

COPD

100

Extrinsic asthma is dependent on what factors?

Allery and Atopy

100

Nonsteroidal antiasthma drugs are controllers that require:

Anti-inflammatory drug therapy

200

There are more than ___________ goblet cells per square millimeter of normal airway mucosa is

6,000

200

Acetylcysteine is incompatible in solution with

Tertacycline, Amphotericin B, Sodium, ampicillin

200

Hypersecretion or poor clearance of secretions are signs of

CF, Primiary ciliary dyskinesia, Pneumonia

200

The _______ phase of an asthmatic reaction occurs during the 15 min to 1 hour time frame?

Early

200

What type of lymphocytes plays a central role in attracting mast cells and eosinophils

T lymphocyte

300

Expectorants agents increase volume or hydration of airway secretions by stimulating:

Bronchial gland

300

List the examples of steroids or steroid combinations available for inhalation?

1. Pulmicort
2. Flovent
3. Qvar
4. Advair

300

The production of glucocorticoids in the body follow what kind of rhythm?

Circadian

300

Use of glucocorticoid steroids for long periods can lead to:

Adrenal suppression

300

Which type of helper T cell, Th1 or Th2, is involved primarily in the atopic allergic response?

Th2 

400

Medications that improve the mobilization and clearance of secretions are:

Mucokinetics

400

An expectorant that has been approved by the FDA in the for a bilayer extended-release tablet is:

 Guaifenesin

400

You have a patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) who needs an aerosol medication to reduce the viscosity and adhesivity of infected respiratory secretions. What agent would you recommend?

Mucoactive agent

400

The steroids that help with regulating body water  and sodium reabsorption:

Mineralocorticoids

400

____________ are considered the major effector cells of the inflammatory response, regardless of whether asthma is allergic or nonallergic:

Mast cells and Eosinophils

500

Name the response that causes an increase in mucus production and mucus transport that effects the involvement of mucociliary clearance

The cholinergic response in terms of mucociliary clearance involves an increase in ciliary beat, an increase in mucus production, and an increase in mucus transport.

500

Cromolyn sodium is effective in preventing bronchospasm by:

Blocking release of the chemical mediators

Mast cell degranulation inhibition

500
  1. A 17-year-old patient with asthma has been treated for symptoms for the last 12 months. His symptoms have not improved despite the use of the highest dosage of an inhaled corticosteroid agent and regular use of salmeterol; in addition, cromolyn sodium, and oral theophylline have been unsuccessful. What would you recommend for this patient?
    1. Flonase
    2. Zileuton
    3. IgE
    4. Montelukast 

Montelukast

500

What is the effect of orally administered corticosteroids on growth, bone density, and adrenal function?

 

Growth is decreased in children; bone density is decreased, causing osteoporosis; normal adrenal steroid secretion is suppressed, and in general the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis activity is suppressed.

500

The process of inflammation is caused by the following four major categories of activity

1. Increased vascular permeability
2. Leukocytic infiltration
3. Phagocytosis
4. Mediator cascade

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