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What percentage of asthma patients are classified as having an allergic component?
35-55%
Characteristics of asthma include recurrent episodes of wheezing and ____
dyspnea
Asthma is a _____ small-airway obstruction.
reversible
The most useful means of assessing the severity of asthma is the
peak flow meter
The peak flow meter measures the
peak expiritory flow rate (PEFR)
_______ is a potentially life threatening condition and does not respond to normal management.
status asthmaticus
A device in which a stream of air flows past a liquid and creates a fine mist.
nebulizer
______ is a corticosteriod nasal spray that is prescribed for mild asthma.
fluticasone (Flovent, Flonase)
_____ inhibit inflammatory cells and resembles certain chemicals naturally produced by the adrenal gland.
corticosteroids
Cystic fibrosis causes the increased viscosity of the _____ and deficiency of the pancreatic digestive enzymes.
gastrointestinal tract
_____ is the "gold standard" against which the efficiency of other antitussive therapies are measured.
codeine
Codeine is a schedule _____ drug by itself.
C-II
The patch should be applied to a ______
nonhairy, clean, dry site on the upper body or outer arm
Symptoms of Nicotine withdrawl
anxiety, decreased blood pressure and heart rate, depression, difficulty in concentrating, drowsiness, frustration, irratibility, impatience, restlessness, gastrointestinal disturbances, headache, hostility, increased appetite and weight gain, increased skin temperature, insomnia.
What antidepressant is prescribed for smoking cessation?
buproprion (Wellbutrin SR, Zyban)
A _____ is an involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the voluntary muscles.
Convulsion
What neurotransmitter play the greatest role in seizures?
glutamate and GABA
Approximately ____ of people with epilepsy suffer from partial seizures.
65%
Approximately ____ of people with epilepsy are poorly controlled with medication?
30%
____ and _____ enhance the inhibitory effect on GABA.
Barbituates, benzodiazepines
______ is the drug of choice for absence seizures
Ethosuximide (Zarontin)
The on-off phenomenon in Parkinson's patients is characterized by the abnormally increased motor function state called
dyskinesia
The on-off phenomenon that occurs in 2/3 of Parkinson's patients is caused by what drug?
Levodopa (Dopar)
The inhibition of _____ allows greater levels of levodopa to reach the brain extending the drug's beneficial life.
COMT
The first new class of COMT inhibitors is
tolcapone (Tasmar)
Myasthenia gravis si adisorder of the interface between nerves and muscles, resulting from autoimmune damage to _________ at the motor end plate.
acetylcholine receptors
Symptoms of Myasthenia gravis are ptosis, diplopia, and _____
dysthenia (imperfect articulation of speech)
The most common side effects of neostigmine(Prostigmin) and pyridostigmine(Mestonin) are salivation and
muscle fasciculation
Methylphenidate is a ____ that is also prescribed to patients with narcolepsy.
stimulant
______ is the drug of choice to treat attention deficit disorders.
Methylphenidate
_____ is an antidepressant that should be avoided in the use of Alzheimer patients.
Amitriptyline
____ causes fewer side effects, but is more selective in the cholinisterase in the CNS.
Donepezil
Memantine (Namenda) works by blocking the _______ known as NMDA receptors.
glutamate receptors
____ has been shown to increase Parkinson's patients daily "on-time" average.
tolcapone (Tasmar)
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