PC 707 Module 6 Exam 2024

PC 707 Module 6 Exam 2024 What is the recommended treatment for URI? - Answer ️️ -Supportive Is there a cure for URI? - Answer ️️ -No Do antihistamines treat the cause of URI? - Answer ️️ -No What patient education do you want to include with antihistamines? - Answer ️️ -(1) sedating (2) anticholinergic What are the typical symptoms of asthma? - Answer ️️ -(1) wheezing (2) shortness of breath (3) chest tightness (4) cough that varies over time and intensity When are symptoms for asthma normally use? - Answer ️️ -Upon waking and late at night What can be triggers for asthma? - Answer ️️ -Exercise, allergens, cold air What is the critical element to treatment of asthma? - Answer ️️ -Reducing airway inflammation What happens if asthma is not treated? - Answer ️️ -Airway remodeling Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by ____________. - Answer ️️ - Bronchospasm What are the goals of asthma therapy? - Answer ️️ -(1) symptom control (2) risk reduction What questions do you want to ask to assess a patient's symptom control for asthma? - Answer ️️ -(1) daytime asthma symptoms more than twice a week (2) any night waking due to asthma (3) reliever needed for symptoms more than twice a week (4) any activity limitation due to asthma When do you assess lung function with asthma? - Answer ️️ -(1) beginning of treatment (2) 3 months later (3) 1 year later What are risk factors for asthma? - Answer ️️ -(1) beta-blockers (2) NSAIDs (3) allergen exposure (3) smoke exposure (4) GERD (5) obesity (6) anxiety/depression (7) rhinitis What would you want to check to make sure a patient is doing when they have asthma? - Answer ️️ -Using inhaler correctly Does SABA help with remodeling during asthma? - Answer ️️ -No (for short term use)