ABFM KSA ASTHMA EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
, 1 of 27
Term
PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Baseline pulmonary function testing reveals an
FEV1= of 3.1 L
IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
=
WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after exercise would support
a diagnosis ofexercise-induced bronchospasm?
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AVOID= ICS= IF HISTORY OF ocular herpes simplex
INSTEAD OF GIVING ICS
=
GIVE LK RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST
ALTHOUGH PT HAS
STAGE 1= MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA
--WHICH USUALLY IS JUST SABA FOR TX
BUT DUE TO MULTIPLE EXACERBATIONS OF
ASTHMA, TX THIS AS
STAGE 2- mild persistent asthma
=
SABA
+
ICS
, Adenosine OR Dipyridamole=can cause severe
bronchospasm STRESS TEST
WRONG ANS
=
DOBUTAMINE ECHO, EXERCISE STRESS TEST
FEV1 <2.5
15% decrease in FEV1
after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS OF
EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
Don't know?
2 of 27
Term
most common ALLERGEN THAT INDUCES
ASTHMA SX IN
SPRING TIME
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TREE POLLEN MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
= STAGE 3 = 3 MEDS =
WRONG ANS= ALBUTEROL ICS + LABA
GRASS
IgE-mediated Allergy = LEUKOTRIENCE INHIBITORS =
TRIGGER FOR ASTHMA Montelukast
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
, 1 of 27
Term
PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Baseline pulmonary function testing reveals an
FEV1= of 3.1 L
IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
=
WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after exercise would support
a diagnosis ofexercise-induced bronchospasm?
Give this one a try later!
AVOID= ICS= IF HISTORY OF ocular herpes simplex
INSTEAD OF GIVING ICS
=
GIVE LK RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST
ALTHOUGH PT HAS
STAGE 1= MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA
--WHICH USUALLY IS JUST SABA FOR TX
BUT DUE TO MULTIPLE EXACERBATIONS OF
ASTHMA, TX THIS AS
STAGE 2- mild persistent asthma
=
SABA
+
ICS
, Adenosine OR Dipyridamole=can cause severe
bronchospasm STRESS TEST
WRONG ANS
=
DOBUTAMINE ECHO, EXERCISE STRESS TEST
FEV1 <2.5
15% decrease in FEV1
after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS OF
EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
Don't know?
2 of 27
Term
most common ALLERGEN THAT INDUCES
ASTHMA SX IN
SPRING TIME
Give this one a try later!
TREE POLLEN MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
= STAGE 3 = 3 MEDS =
WRONG ANS= ALBUTEROL ICS + LABA
GRASS
IgE-mediated Allergy = LEUKOTRIENCE INHIBITORS =
TRIGGER FOR ASTHMA Montelukast
