ABFM KSA ASTHMA EXAM (updated 2026)
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PT HAS MODERATE PERSISTENT MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
ASTHMA =
STAGE 3
WAKES UP WITH NIGHT TIME SX =
WEEKLY 3 MEDS
=
WHAT MEDS SHOULD SHE BE ON ALBUTEROL
ICS
+
LABA
PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING FEV1 <2.5
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
15% decrease in FEV1
Baseline pulmonary function testing after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS
reveals an FEV1= OF
of 3.1 L EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
=
WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after
exercise would support a diagnosis
ofexercise-induced bronchospasm?
, Airflow obstruction is defined as an 12%
FEV1
/FVC ratio
LESS THAN
70%.
Airway REVERSIBILITY is defined as
an increase in FEV1 or FVC
=
BY HOW MUCH
WHICH ASTHMA MEDS ARE BOTH INHALED
ASSOCIATED WITH BONE LOSS AND
ORAL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
most common acid/base
abnormality in the early stages HYPERVENTILATION
of an asthma exacerbation? =
LOW CO2= HIGH PH- ALKALOSIS
WHICH ASTHMA MEDICATION ICS
=
most effective asthma agent
for preventing exacerbations,
WHAT IS TX OF CHOICE FOR LEUKOTRIENCE INHIBITORS
aspirin-induced asthma =
Montelukast
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Terms in this set (28)
PT HAS MODERATE PERSISTENT MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
ASTHMA =
STAGE 3
WAKES UP WITH NIGHT TIME SX =
WEEKLY 3 MEDS
=
WHAT MEDS SHOULD SHE BE ON ALBUTEROL
ICS
+
LABA
PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING FEV1 <2.5
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
15% decrease in FEV1
Baseline pulmonary function testing after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS
reveals an FEV1= OF
of 3.1 L EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
=
WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after
exercise would support a diagnosis
ofexercise-induced bronchospasm?
, Airflow obstruction is defined as an 12%
FEV1
/FVC ratio
LESS THAN
70%.
Airway REVERSIBILITY is defined as
an increase in FEV1 or FVC
=
BY HOW MUCH
WHICH ASTHMA MEDS ARE BOTH INHALED
ASSOCIATED WITH BONE LOSS AND
ORAL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
most common acid/base
abnormality in the early stages HYPERVENTILATION
of an asthma exacerbation? =
LOW CO2= HIGH PH- ALKALOSIS
WHICH ASTHMA MEDICATION ICS
=
most effective asthma agent
for preventing exacerbations,
WHAT IS TX OF CHOICE FOR LEUKOTRIENCE INHIBITORS
aspirin-induced asthma =
Montelukast
