ABFM KSA ASTHMA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.docx

ABFM KSA ASTHMA QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS




PTa1HASa1MODERATEa1PERSISTENTa1ASTHMA

WAKESa1UPa1WITHa1NIGHTa1TIMEa1SX
WEEKLY

WHATa1MEDSa1SHOULDa1SHEa1BEa1ONa1-
a1ans✔MODERATEa1PERSISTENTa1ASTHMA
=
STAGEa13
=
3a1MEDS
=
ALBUTEROL
ICS
+
LABA

PTa1SUSPECTEDa1OFa1HAVINGa1
EXERCISEa1INDUCEDa1ASTHMA

Baselinea1pulmonarya1functiona1testinga1revealsa1ana1FEV1=
a1ofa13.1a1L


IFa1PFTa1ISa1DONEa1AFTERa1EXERCISE
=
WHATa1measurementsa1OFa1FEV1a1aftera1exercisea1woulda1supporta1aa1diagnosisa1ofe
xercise-induceda1bronchospasm?a1-a1ans✔FEV1a1<2.5

15%a1decreasea1ina1FEV1
a1aftera1exercisea1isa1COMPATIBLEa1WITHa1DIAGNOSISa1OFa1
EXERCISEa1INDUCEa1ASTHMA

Airflowa1obstructiona1isa1defineda1asa1ana1FEV1
/FVCa1ratio

, LESSa1THAN
70%.

a1Airwaya1REVERSIBILITYa1isa1defineda1as
ana1increasea1ina1FEV1a1ora1FVCa1
=
BYa1HOWa1MUCHa1-a1ans✔12%

WHICHa1ASTHMAa1MEDSa1AREa1ASSOCIATEDa1WITHa1BONEa1LOSSa1-
a1ans✔BOTHa1INHALED
AND
ORAL

CORTICOSTEROIDS

WHATa1ISa1
mosta1commona1acid/basea1abnormalitya1ina1thea1earlya1stages
ofa1ana1asthmaa1exacerbation?a1-a1ans✔RESPIRATORYa1ALKALOSIS

HYPERVENTILATION
=
LOWa1CO2=a1HIGHa1PH-a1ALKALOSIS

WHICHa1ASTHMAa1MEDICATION
=
mosta1effectivea1asthmaa1agent
fora1preventinga1exacerbations,a1-a1ans✔ICS

WHATa1ISa1TXa1OFa1CHOICEa1FOR
aspirin-induceda1asthmaa1-a1ans✔LEUKOTRIENCEa1INHIBITORS
=
Montelukast

PTa1WITHa1ASTHMAa1LIKEa1SX
+
RHINITIS
+
NASALa1POLYPS

TOWa1-a1ans✔ASPIRINa1INDUCEDa1ASTHMA

WHICHa1NSAIDa1CANa1BEa1USEDa1INSTEADa1OFa1ASPIRINa1
a1INa1PTa1WITH
ASPIRINa1INDUCEDa1ASTHMAa1-a1ans✔SALSALATE

CANa1ALSOa1