Bronchodilators and leukotriene inhibitors with mechanism of action and one signature side effect per card, distinct from the clinical inhaler-technique focus of the Nursing Pharmacology respiratory deck.
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- What drug class does albuterol belong to?
- Short-acting beta-2 agonist (SABA)
- Mechanism of action of albuterol
- Binds beta-2 adrenergic receptors, activating adenylyl cyclase to raise cAMP and relax bronchial smooth muscle
- Signature side effect of albuterol
- Tremor and tachycardia
- Why can beta-2 agonists like albuterol cause hypokalemia?
- They stimulate the Na+/K+-ATPase, driving potassium into cells
- Levalbuterol is what relative to albuterol?
- The R-enantiomer of albuterol
- What drug class is salmeterol?
- Long-acting beta-2 agonist (LABA)
- Why is salmeterol not used to abort an acute asthma attack?
- It has a slow onset of action
- How does formoterol differ from salmeterol in onset?
- Formoterol has a rapid onset of action despite being a LABA
- Black box warning for LABAs used as monotherapy in asthma
- Increased risk of asthma-related death without a concurrent inhaled corticosteroid
- Off-label obstetric use of terbutaline
- Tocolysis, to delay preterm labor
- Beta-2 agonists relax bronchial smooth muscle by activating ____, which raises intracellular cAMP.
- adenylyl cyclase
- SABA
- Short-acting beta-2 agonist
- LABA
- Long-acting beta-2 agonist
- What drug class is ipratropium?
- Short-acting muscarinic antagonist (SAMA)
- Mechanism of action of ipratropium
- Antagonizes M3 muscarinic receptors in bronchial smooth muscle, blocking acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction