Disease State
Screening test for respiratory disease that measures lung function
What is Spirometry
Every pt who has asthma should have this medicine nearby at all times
What is albuterol (short-acting beta2-agonist)/rescue medicine?
The most important risk factor for COPD
What is Smoking?
GSK Triple Therapy
What is Trelegy?
Measurement of the volume of air expelled in the first second of the FVC maneuver
What is FEV1?
Lung disease characteried by airflow obstruction; most frequently caused by chronic bronchitis and emplysema
What is COPD?
Effective anti-inflammatory drugs commonly used as long-term control medications in asthma
What are inhaled corticosteroids?
Global guidelines for COPD
What is GOLD?
GSK Lama/Laba
What is Anoro?
What is COPD
Young children sometimes have this respiratory disease but they "outgrow" it; others develop it later in life
What is asthma?
Global guidelines for asthma
What is GINA?
Class of medicines used primarily in treating pts with COPD
What are bronchodilators?
GSK Lama
What is Incruse?
Inflammatory cells prominently found in COPD
What are neutrophils?
Validated questionnaire that helps pts and their healthcare professional measure the impact that COPD has on daily life
What is CAT?
Cells prominently found in asthma that cause airway inflammation
What are eosinophils?
In PFTs, its the postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio that is commonly considered diagnostic for COPD
What is <70%
BI Lama
AZ Lama/Laba
What is Bevespi?
Medicine that relaxes the smooth muscle and opens the airway
What is a Laba?
ACT score that demonstrates that your asthma may not be as well controlled as it could be
What is 19 or less?
The best predictor of a future COPD exacerbation
What is a previous one?
BI Lama/Laba
What is Stiolto?
Medicine that stops bronchoconstriction from occuring in the airway
What is a Lama?