Respiratory drugs 01
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- What are nursing interventions for antituberculars?
- Long term therapy - check liver functions.
- WHat do inhaled corticosteroids do?
- Act to decrease airway hyperreactivity, inhibiting the inflammatory response and decrease airway edema
- What are 4 corticosteroids?
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beclomethasone (Beclovent)
Tramcinolone (Azmacort)
budesonide (Pulmicort)
Fluctacasone (Flovent, Flonase) - What is a combination of steroid and corticosteroid?
- ADAVIR (Salmeterol and fluticasone
- What do corticosteroids do?
- Decrease inflammation anywhere
- Name 7 corticosteroids
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betamethasone (Celestone)
Cortisone COrtone Acetate
Dexamethasone (Decadron
Hydrocortisone (COrtef, Solu-COrtef)
Methylprednisolone - Medrol
Prednisone ORasone Apo-Prednisone by mouth
Also inhalers, sprays, topical - What are side effects of corticosteroids?
- TNTC??? Polyphagia, weight gain, delayed wound healing, susceptibility to infection, insomnia, acne, inc BP, Cushings syndrome
- What are adverse effects of cortocisteroids
- Long term - muscle wasting, osteoporosis, cataracts, glaucome, peptic ulcer, hallucinations, more
- Nursing considerations - use cautiously in patients iwht Pulmonary disease (PD, renal disease, hypertension, DM (Diabetes) hypothyroidism, osteoporosis, psychotic tendencies or emotional instability are all side offects of what?
- Corticosteroid therapy
- What do you need to do in withdrawing from corticosteroid therapy?
- DO it slowly, reduce drug dosage or death can happen. Give with food