Sachio Hunter Team 2 11/04/2022

Glossary Problem Solving Exercise #3

1. Dyspnea: Shortness of breath; Detailed as an intense tightening in the chest, air hunger,

difficulty breathing, breathlessness or a feeling of suffocation.

2. COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung

disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs.

3. Exacerbations: The increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and symptoms.

4. Albuterol: A moderately selective short-acting beta-2-receptor agonist (SABA).

a. Indications: For asthma exacerbation; For transient increase in bronchospasm

b. Dosage forms: Albuterol Sulfate 0.083% Nebulizer solution, Albuterol Sulfate 0.5% Nebulizer
solution, Albuterol Sulfate 0.63mg/3mL Nebulizer solution, Albuterol Sulfate 1.25mg/3mL

Nebulizer solution, Albuterol Sulfate 2mg Oral tablet, Albuterol Sulfate 2mg/5mL Oral syrup,

Albuterol Sulfate 2.5mg/0.5mL Nebulizer solution, Albuterol Sulfate 2.5mg/3mL Nebulizer

solution, Albuterol Sulfate 4mg Oral tablet, Albuterol Sulfate 4mg Oral tablet, extended release,

Albuterol Sulfate 5mg/1mL Nebulizer solution, Albuterol Sulfate 8mg Oral tablet, extended

release, Albuterol 90mcg/1actuation Inhalation powder, Albuterol 90mcg/1actuation Pressurized

inhalation, suspension, Albuterol 100mcg/1actuation Pressurized inhalation, suspension

c. Major side effects: Allergic reactions, heart rhythm changes, increase in blood

pressure, muscle pain or cramps, and wheezing or trouble breathing that is worse

after use

5. Triamcinolone acetonide

a. Indications – For the treatment of severe or incapacitating asthma maintenance

treatment; For the management of symptoms of seasonal allergies and perennial

allergies
 b. Available dosage forms: Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.025% Topical cream, Triamcinolone

Acetonide 0.025%, Topical lotion Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.025% Topical ointment,

Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.05% Topical cream, Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.05% Topical

ointment, Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.05% Topical ointment, augmented, Triamcinolone

Acetonide 0.1% Dental paste, Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.1% Topical cream, Triamcinolone

Acetonide 0.1% Topical lotion, Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.1% Topical ointment, Triamcinolone

Acetonide 0.1% Topical paste, Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.147mg/1g Topical spray, solution,

Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.5% Topical cream, Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.5% Topical ointment

c. Major side effects: Allergic reactions; Burning, itching, crusting, or peeling of

treated skin; Fragile or thinning skin that bruises easily

6. Psoriasis: A chronic disease of the skin marked by red patches covered with white scales.

7. Productive cough: A cough that brings up mucus.

8. Wheezing: A high-pitched whistling sound made while breathing

9. SaO2: The oxygen saturation as measured by blood analysis

10. FEV1: Stands for the forced expiratory volume in the first second, or the amount of aur

you forcefully exhaled in the first second of blowing.

11. Modified MRC Dyspnea Scale – Grade 1: Quantifies disability attributable to

breathlessness and is useful for characterizing baseline dyspnea in patients with

respiratory diseases.

a. Grade 1 details breathlessness when hurrying on the level or walking up a slight

hill.

12. COPD Assessment Test (CAT) – Score = 8: A questionnaire for people with Chronic

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) that is designed to measure the impact of COPD

on a person's life, and how these change over time.

 a. Score of 8 details someone who may not experience many COPD symptoms, or at

least not severe enough to affect their daily activities. Most days are good, but

they cough regularly and get tired easily.

13. Gold Stage 3: Diagnosis of stage III COPD is made when the lungs are around 30% to

50% capacity of their normal functioning ability. This is indicated when spirometry test

measures between 30% to 49% forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in one second.
 References

https://www.copdfoundation.org/Learn-More/I-am-New-to-COPD/Stages-of-COPD.aspx

https://www.copdfoundation.org/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/shortness-of-breath/basics/definition/sym-

20050890#:~:text=Shortness%20of%20breath%20%E2%80%94%20known%20medicall

y,or%20a%20feeling%20of%20suffocation.

https://www.clinicalkey.com/pharmacology/monograph/11?sec=mondesc