COPD EXAM QUESTIONS ITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Cardinal symptoms of COPD include coughing, dyspnea, and sputum production.
Effects of COPD on Quality of Life - ANSWER: Reduced exercise tolerance.
- Limitations in daily activities.
- Anxiety or despair.
- Increased muscular effort (wheezing and chest tightness)
- Poor sleep quality (fatigue).
- Weight loss.
- flare-ups
The most common cause of COPD is tobacco smoking.
COPD can be caused by environmental factors, including air pollution.
▹ Biomass fuel
▹ Occupational hazards include dusts, vapors, fumes, and chemicals.
Answer: Prematurity is a genetic or host factor cause of COPD.
▹ Low birth weight.
▹ Genetic abnormalities.
▹ Abnormal lung development.
, ▹ Children's respiratory illnesses.
▹ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
COPD onset - ANSWER: Midlife
COPD Symptoms - Answer: Slowly progressing.
COPD Time of Symptoms - ANSWER Coughing all-day
The main cause of COPD is a history of tobacco smoking or chemical exposure.
ANSWER: Cough with COPD is usually productive.
COPD: reversible or irreversible? - ANSWER Irreversible
First-line COPD treatment: ANSWER Bronchodilators.
What are the five factors to consider when analyzing COPD? - FEV1
post-bronchodilator testing indicate severe airflow limitation (GOLD Grade).
▹ Assessment of symptoms (CAT; mMRC)
▹ Exacerbation history.
▹ Blood eosinophil count.
▹ Type and prevalence of additional diseases (multimorbidity)
What is the FEV1 of GOLD 1? - ANSWER: ≥80% predicted
ANSWERS
Cardinal symptoms of COPD include coughing, dyspnea, and sputum production.
Effects of COPD on Quality of Life - ANSWER: Reduced exercise tolerance.
- Limitations in daily activities.
- Anxiety or despair.
- Increased muscular effort (wheezing and chest tightness)
- Poor sleep quality (fatigue).
- Weight loss.
- flare-ups
The most common cause of COPD is tobacco smoking.
COPD can be caused by environmental factors, including air pollution.
▹ Biomass fuel
▹ Occupational hazards include dusts, vapors, fumes, and chemicals.
Answer: Prematurity is a genetic or host factor cause of COPD.
▹ Low birth weight.
▹ Genetic abnormalities.
▹ Abnormal lung development.
, ▹ Children's respiratory illnesses.
▹ Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)
COPD onset - ANSWER: Midlife
COPD Symptoms - Answer: Slowly progressing.
COPD Time of Symptoms - ANSWER Coughing all-day
The main cause of COPD is a history of tobacco smoking or chemical exposure.
ANSWER: Cough with COPD is usually productive.
COPD: reversible or irreversible? - ANSWER Irreversible
First-line COPD treatment: ANSWER Bronchodilators.
What are the five factors to consider when analyzing COPD? - FEV1
post-bronchodilator testing indicate severe airflow limitation (GOLD Grade).
▹ Assessment of symptoms (CAT; mMRC)
▹ Exacerbation history.
▹ Blood eosinophil count.
▹ Type and prevalence of additional diseases (multimorbidity)
What is the FEV1 of GOLD 1? - ANSWER: ≥80% predicted
