Asthma Exam updated actual questions
and CORRECT answers
What is asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER Asthma is a common long-term condition
that can cause wheezing, breathlessness. and a cough (especially in the morning & at night).
What causes asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER Asthma is caused by inflammation of the
airways. These are the small tubes, called bronchi, which carry air in and out of the lungs. If
you have asthma, your bronchi will be more inflamed and sensitive than normal.
When you come into contact with something that irritates your lungs, known as a triggers
(e.g. dust mites, animal fur, pollen, tobacco smoke, exercise, cold air and chest infections),
your airways become narrow, the muscles around them tighten and there is an increase in the
production of sticky mucus (phlegm).
What are the main symptoms of asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER Feeling breathless
(you may gasp for breath)
A tight chest, like a band tightening around it
Wheezing, which makes a whistling sound when you breathe
Coughing, particularly at night and early morning
Attacks triggered by exercise or exposure to allergens and other triggers
What are the main symptoms of asthma summary? - CORRECT
ANSWER Breathlessness
Tight chest
Wheezing
Coughing (especially in the morning and at night)
Outline the medical interventions which could be used to treat asthma. - CORRECT
ANSWER Inhalers - Asthma medicines are usually given by inhalers, which are
devices that deliver a drug directly into the airways through your mouth when you breathe in.
Two types of Inhalers are used:
and CORRECT answers
What is asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER Asthma is a common long-term condition
that can cause wheezing, breathlessness. and a cough (especially in the morning & at night).
What causes asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER Asthma is caused by inflammation of the
airways. These are the small tubes, called bronchi, which carry air in and out of the lungs. If
you have asthma, your bronchi will be more inflamed and sensitive than normal.
When you come into contact with something that irritates your lungs, known as a triggers
(e.g. dust mites, animal fur, pollen, tobacco smoke, exercise, cold air and chest infections),
your airways become narrow, the muscles around them tighten and there is an increase in the
production of sticky mucus (phlegm).
What are the main symptoms of asthma? - CORRECT ANSWER Feeling breathless
(you may gasp for breath)
A tight chest, like a band tightening around it
Wheezing, which makes a whistling sound when you breathe
Coughing, particularly at night and early morning
Attacks triggered by exercise or exposure to allergens and other triggers
What are the main symptoms of asthma summary? - CORRECT
ANSWER Breathlessness
Tight chest
Wheezing
Coughing (especially in the morning and at night)
Outline the medical interventions which could be used to treat asthma. - CORRECT
ANSWER Inhalers - Asthma medicines are usually given by inhalers, which are
devices that deliver a drug directly into the airways through your mouth when you breathe in.
Two types of Inhalers are used:
