Welcome to your Pulmonary Pharmacology
1.
A 13-year old male comes into your medic tent at summer camp with difficulty breathing. He can barely speak and is cyanotic. His friend who walked him says that they were playing capture the flag in a large field when he noticed his friend slowing down and hunched over on his knees. The friend does not know the patient’s history or medications. On physical exam, the patient is tachycardic and tachypneic. He has increased respiratory muscle use and is leaning forward. You hear end-expiratory wheezing bilaterally. Which of the following is the best first drug to administer for him?
2.
Which of the following drugs is a mast cell stabilizer?
3.
Which of the following drugs decreases Leukotriene D4 levels?
4.
A 24-year old male comes to university student clinic with loss of taste and weird feelings in his mouth. He has a history longstanding history of asthma that is controlled with multiple meds. He states that his mom usually manages his meds and he just takes whatever seems to help him as needed. On physical exam, his vitals are stable. His mouth has diffuse white plaques that are easily removed with scraping. Which of the following drugs is the patient most likely misusing?
