ABFM KSA ASTHMA QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

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