Pulmonology · Drug mechanisms, side effects, indications, and clinical applications for respiratory diseases
By completing this question set, you will be able to describe the mechanisms, side effects, and clinical applications of β₂-agonists and muscarinic antagonists for obstructive airway disease; explain why inhaled corticosteroids are the most important controller therapy for persistent asthma and predict their side effects; select the appropriate leukotriene modifier for exercise-induced asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease and explain the arachidonic acid pathway rationale; match biologic therapies to their molecular targets for severe asthma phenotypes; distinguish COPD stepwise pharmacotherapy from asthma management; apply acute exacerbation management algorithms for asthma and COPD; describe CFTR modulator mechanisms and match them to mutation classes; identify each TB drug's mechanism and predict its side effects from pharmacology; describe PAH drug class mechanisms targeting three pathways (endothelin, NO-cGMP, prostacyclin); and apply supplemental O₂ criteria and high altitude pharmacotherapy rationale.