Vocab
Atrovent
What is Ipratropium Bromide
SAMA with little to no effect on mucociliary clearance and decrease hypersecretion of mucus in the nose
What is Ipratropium Bromide
Natural surfactant
What is Calfactant (Infasurf)
Surfactant roles
What is preventing alveolar collapse, enables lung to expand easily, prevents fluid from leaking out of the AC membrane
20% solution 3-5ml
10% solution 6-10ml
What is acetylcysteine doses
Drugs that alter the structure of the mucus molecule
What are Mucolytics
BID maintenance for COPD
What is Glycopyrrolate
Made of natural bovine (cow) lung extract with three other additives
What is Beractant
Cough suppressants
What is narcotic and non narcotic
Zones 1, 2, 3, 4
(respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts, alveoli, pulmonary capillaries)
What are Respiratory Zones
Dilute mucus by altering water content
What are Bland aerosols
Known as HandiHaler
What is Tiotropium Bromide
Natural porcine (pig) surfactant
What is Poractant Alfa
Disruption of surfactant
What is atelectasis, hypoxia, lung damage, inflammation, immature type II pneumocytes
Factors that impair ciliary activity
What is ET, temperature, dust, fumes, smoke, increase concentration of O2, dehydration, thick mucus
Incruse, Elipta
What is Umeclidinium
Long acting bronchodilator
What is Aclidinium
5.8ml/kg birth weight through endotracheal tube
What is Lucinactant
The larger the vessel radius, the larger the wall tension required to withstand a given internal fluid pressure
What is LaPlace’s Law
Bland Aersols
What is Water, normal saline, hypotonic saline, hypertonic saline
Clone of natural human enzyme that digest extra cellular DNA used as a maintenance therapy for Cystic Fibrosis
What is Dornase Alfa
Aerosol powder breath actuated inhaler
What is Umeclidinium
Two aliquots administered to baby on left side then two aliquots to baby on right side
What is surfactant administration
Alveoli types
What is
Type 1: allow for the diffusion of gas
Type 2: this is where surfactant is manufactured
Sympathetic nervous system exerts its effect by both direct and indirect. Presence of nerve fibers results in different stimulation
What are neuronal receptors