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Asthma KSA Questions and Correct Answers

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Asthma KSA Questions and Correct Answers

Asthma: symptoms <2x/ week, nocturnal symptoms <2x month
Ans: Mild Intermittent asthma, FEV1 >80%


Asthma: symptoms >2x/ week but not daily, nocturnal symptoms
>2x month, Ans: Mild persistent asthma, FEV1 >80%


Asthma: daily symptoms, daily SABA use, nocturnal symptoms >2x
month Ans: Moderate persistent asthma, FEV1 60-80%


Asthma: Continuous symptoms, limits activity, frequent nocturnal
symptoms Ans: Severe persistent, FEV1 <60%


spirometry changes in asthma Ans: FEV1 < 80%, post SABA FEV1
increase by 12% and 200 mL


Inflammatory Mediators of asthma Ans: Interleukins 4 and 5




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GM-CSF


Interferon Gamma


TNF alpha


Leukotriene C4


Histamine


Irreversible airway changes in asthma Ans: Goblet cell
hyperplasia


Microvascular proliferation


Sub-epithelial collagen deposition


Smooth muscle hypertrophy


Risk factor for developing persistent asthma in children <3 yrs old
Ans: Parental asthma


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Hx of atopic dermatitis


Sensitization to aeroantigens


Eosinophilia >4%


Wheezing apart from colds


Food allergy


Early Spring environmental allergy Ans: Tree


Late Spring environmental allergy Ans: Grass


Late Summer/Early Fall environmental allergy Ans: weed


Summer and Fall environmental allergy Ans: Alternaria,
Cladosporium, and mites


Agent most commonly used in bronchoprovocation testing Ans:
Methacholine


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