Answers Updated 2026
16-year-
oldAboyAisAreferredAtoAyouAforAhisAasthma.AHeAcarriesAanAalbuterolAinhaler.AAfterAreviewingAhisAp
ulmonaryAfunctionAtestsA(PFTs),AyouAnoticeAtheAboyAhasAanAFEV1AofA70%.ATheAPFTsAshowAanAimpro
vementAofA15%AfollowingAaAnebulizedAalbuterol.AYouAshouldArecommendAtheAfollowingAforAtheAboy:
A.AHeAshouldAbeAtaughtAtoArecognizeAsymptomsAthatAheAmayAnotAbeAawareAof
B.APrescribeAbudesonideAasAheAhasAuncontrolledAasthmaAdespiteAnotAshowingAsymptoms
C.ADon'tAuseAalbuterolAunlessAyouAhaveAaAcoughAorAwheezing
D.ADon'tAtakeAyourAalbuterolAsinceAyourAasthmaAisAcontrolledAdueAtoAtheAinfrequentAsymptomsA-
AAnswerAB
AAfifty-six-year-
oldAnativeAAmericanApresentsAforAanAinitialAasthmaAeducationAvisit.AThroughoutAtheAencounterAheAr
efusesAtoAlookAtheAeducatorAinAtheAeyes.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAactionsAbyAtheAasthmaAeducatorA
wouldAfosterAaApartnershipAinAasthmaAcare?A
A.AContinueAwithAhospitalAapprovedAeducationAprotocolA
B.ADemandAeyeAcontactAinAorderAtoAgainAunderstandingA
C.ARequestAelderAsupervisionAtoAgainAunderstandingA
D.AReviewAculturalAnormsAinAorderAtoAgainAunderstanding.A-AAnswerAD
AAfive-year-
oldAmaleAcameAinAforAasthmaArecheck.ACurrentAsymptomsAidentifiedAbyAtheAparentsAareArhinorrhea,
Acough,AitchingAandAsnoring.AWhichAsymptomsAisAmostAcharacteristicAofAAsthma?A
A.ARhinorrheaA
B.ACoughA
C.AItchingA
D.ASnoringA-AAnswerAB
AAforty-two-year-
oldAsingleAmotherAisAhavingAdifficultyApayingAforAherAasthmaAcontrollerAmedication.ATheAresponsibili
tyAofAtheAasthmaAeducatorAis:
A.AEducateApatientAthatAsheAwillAneedAtoAadjustAherAbudgetAinAorderAtoAaffordAmedication
B.ARecommendAevidence-basedAtreatmentAregardlessAofAtheAcost
C.ARecommendAdiscontinuingAcontrollerAmedicationAuseAandAgoAtoAEDAasAneeded
D.AEducateApatientAinAregardAtoAprescriptionAandAcommunityAassistantAprogramsA-AAnswerAD
, AAmiddle-
agedAwomanAwithAasthmaAandAmultipleAotherAmedicalAproblemsAisAconcernedAthatAoneAofAherAmedi
cationsAisAmakingAherAasthmaAmoreAdifficultAtoAmanage.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAmayAbeAanAissue
AforAthisAwoman?
A.ATylenolAwithAcodeine
B.ATimolol
C.ACelecoxib
D.AMetforminA-AAnswerAB
AAnine-year-
oldAmakesAhisAholdingAchamberAwhistleAeveryAtimeAheAtakesAhisAcontrollerAmedication.ATheAasthma
AeducatorAshould.A
A.AProvideAredirectionAtoAslowAinspiratoryAforceA
B.AProvideAredirectionAtoAincreaseAinspiratoryAforceA
C.AProvideAredirectionAtoAslowAexpiratoryAforceA
D.AProvideApositiveAre-enforcementAforAproperAtechnique.A-AAnswerAA
AApatientAconsistentlyAblowsAPEFAofA420AwhileAunderAgoodAasthmaAcontrol.AWhichAofAtheAfollowing
AdescribesAtheArangesAthatAtheAasthmaAeducatorAwouldAincorporateAintoAtheApatient'sAasthmaAaction
Aplan?
A.AGreen>420,AYellowA400-420,ARedA<400
B.AGreen>400,AYellowA320-400,ARedA<320
C.AGreenA>360,AYellowA200-360,ARedA<200
D.AGreenA>340,AYellowA210-340,ARedA<210A-AAnswerAD
AApatientAhasAaApredictedApeakAflowAmeterAreadingAofA400AL/min.ATodayAhisApeakAflowAreadingAi
sA450AL/min.AWhatAisAyourAinterpretationAofAtoday'sApeakAflow?
A.APersonalAbestAzone
B.AGreenAzone
C.ARedAzone
D.AYellowAzoneA-AAnswerAB
AApatientAwhenAquestionedAwhatAtriggersAherAasthmaArepliesAflowers,Acats,AfreshAcutAgrassAandAga
soline.AWhichAofAherAtriggersAisAanAirritant?A
A.AFlowersA
B.ACatsA
C.AGrassA