FHEA Respiratory exam Questions and
answers
A 78-year-old woman with COPD is using ipratropium bromide/albuterol (salbutamol) via MDI
(Combivent®), inhaled fluticasone, and theophylline. She has had doxycycline treatment failure on day 3
of therapy during a COPD exacerbation. You consider prescribing: - ✅✅Levofloxacin
According to the ARIA guidelines, all of the following can be used to treat mild intermittent allergic
rhinitis except: - ✅✅Intranasal steriod
The maximum dose of guaifenesin in children aged 6-12 years is - ✅✅1.2 g/day
The mother of a 3-year-old boy complains that her child has nocturnal coughing spells from an upper
respiratory tract infection. You recommend trying honey for symptomatic relief of cough at a dose of: -
✅✅1/2 teaspoon
Which is the most appropriate choice of antimicrobial therapy for use during a moderate-to-severe
COPD exacerbation in a 72-year-old man with stage III (severe) COPD and type 2 diabetes mellitus -
✅✅Moxifloxacin
Risk factors for death from asthma include all of the following except: - ✅✅Living in a rural setting
According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) COPD guidelines, the goal
of inhaled corticosteroid use in stage III or severe COPD is to: - ✅✅Minimize the risk of repeated
exacerbations
Compared to tiotropium, ipratropium has which of the following characteristics? - ✅✅Shorter half-
life
Omalizumab selectively binds to: - ✅✅IgE
answers
A 78-year-old woman with COPD is using ipratropium bromide/albuterol (salbutamol) via MDI
(Combivent®), inhaled fluticasone, and theophylline. She has had doxycycline treatment failure on day 3
of therapy during a COPD exacerbation. You consider prescribing: - ✅✅Levofloxacin
According to the ARIA guidelines, all of the following can be used to treat mild intermittent allergic
rhinitis except: - ✅✅Intranasal steriod
The maximum dose of guaifenesin in children aged 6-12 years is - ✅✅1.2 g/day
The mother of a 3-year-old boy complains that her child has nocturnal coughing spells from an upper
respiratory tract infection. You recommend trying honey for symptomatic relief of cough at a dose of: -
✅✅1/2 teaspoon
Which is the most appropriate choice of antimicrobial therapy for use during a moderate-to-severe
COPD exacerbation in a 72-year-old man with stage III (severe) COPD and type 2 diabetes mellitus -
✅✅Moxifloxacin
Risk factors for death from asthma include all of the following except: - ✅✅Living in a rural setting
According to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) COPD guidelines, the goal
of inhaled corticosteroid use in stage III or severe COPD is to: - ✅✅Minimize the risk of repeated
exacerbations
Compared to tiotropium, ipratropium has which of the following characteristics? - ✅✅Shorter half-
life
Omalizumab selectively binds to: - ✅✅IgE
