PC 707 UPDATED FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What would indicate that someone with asthma would need to be on step 2? -
✔✔(1) asthma symptoms more than twice a month (2) waking due to asthma more than
once a month (3) any asthma symptoms plus any risk factor for exacerbation
✔✔What is an asthma action plan and why is it important? - ✔✔(1) usual asthma
medications (2)When and how to increase medications (3) when and how to take oral
corticosteroids (5) know peak flow volumes
✔✔What is green in the asthma action plan? - ✔✔(1) breathing is good (2) no cough or
wheeze (3) sleep through the night (4) can work & play
✔✔What is in the green zone medication for asthma? - ✔✔Maintenance medication
✔✔What is yellow in the asthma action plan? - ✔✔(1) first signs of cold (2) exposure to
known trigger (3) cough (4) mild wheeze (5) tight chest (6) coughing at night
✔✔What is in the yellow zone medication for asthma? - ✔✔Continue with green zone
medication and add other medications
✔✔What is the red zone in the asthma action plan? - ✔✔(1) medicine is not helping (2)
breathing is hard and fast (3) nose opens wide (4) ribs show (5) can't talk well
✔✔What is the red zone medication for asthma? - ✔✔Take emergency medication and
call doctor
✔✔What medications are used for acute exacerbations and what patient teaching is
involved? - ✔✔Take SABA (don't use maintenance medication)
✔✔When do you step-up care and what comes next for medications? - ✔✔When
asthma is not well controlled
, ✔✔When are inhaled corticosteroids recommended in asthma (e.g., what stage)? -
✔✔Second stage
✔✔What teaching is necessary with these corticosteroids? - ✔✔Wash out mouth after
use/use a spacer
✔✔What are non-pharmacological strategies for asthma control? - ✔✔(1) smoking
cessation (2) physical activity (3) occupational hazards removed (4) NSAID review
✔✔What is rescue medication for patient who is pregnant? - ✔✔Albuterol
✔✔What is the step up medication for asthma in a pregnant patient? - ✔✔Budesonide
(pulmacort)
✔✔What can sudden discontinuation of budesonide cause in a pregnant patient? -
✔✔Harm to the fetus
✔✔Pharmacological treatment for asthma in pregnancy is safer than what? - ✔✔Not
treating asthma
✔✔Why is treating asthma important during pregnancy? - ✔✔Oxygenation affects the
growing fetus
✔✔What does a pregnant patient need to be monitored for if they need oral
corticosteroids? - ✔✔diabetes
✔✔What 2 conditions does COPD involve? - ✔✔(1) chronic bronchitis (2) emphysema
✔✔What is chronic bronchitis marked by? - ✔✔Sputum production
✔✔Is COPD preventable? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔What should be considered in any patient who has dypnea, chronic cough and
sputum production, as well as risk factors? - ✔✔COPD
✔✔What FEV1 in COPD? - ✔✔2350
✔✔What are patient characteristics for COPD? - ✔✔(1) most have smoking history (2)
rarely observed before age 35
✔✔What are common symptoms with COPD? - ✔✔(1) chronic productive cough (2)
progressive, persistent dyspnea
AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What would indicate that someone with asthma would need to be on step 2? -
✔✔(1) asthma symptoms more than twice a month (2) waking due to asthma more than
once a month (3) any asthma symptoms plus any risk factor for exacerbation
✔✔What is an asthma action plan and why is it important? - ✔✔(1) usual asthma
medications (2)When and how to increase medications (3) when and how to take oral
corticosteroids (5) know peak flow volumes
✔✔What is green in the asthma action plan? - ✔✔(1) breathing is good (2) no cough or
wheeze (3) sleep through the night (4) can work & play
✔✔What is in the green zone medication for asthma? - ✔✔Maintenance medication
✔✔What is yellow in the asthma action plan? - ✔✔(1) first signs of cold (2) exposure to
known trigger (3) cough (4) mild wheeze (5) tight chest (6) coughing at night
✔✔What is in the yellow zone medication for asthma? - ✔✔Continue with green zone
medication and add other medications
✔✔What is the red zone in the asthma action plan? - ✔✔(1) medicine is not helping (2)
breathing is hard and fast (3) nose opens wide (4) ribs show (5) can't talk well
✔✔What is the red zone medication for asthma? - ✔✔Take emergency medication and
call doctor
✔✔What medications are used for acute exacerbations and what patient teaching is
involved? - ✔✔Take SABA (don't use maintenance medication)
✔✔When do you step-up care and what comes next for medications? - ✔✔When
asthma is not well controlled
, ✔✔When are inhaled corticosteroids recommended in asthma (e.g., what stage)? -
✔✔Second stage
✔✔What teaching is necessary with these corticosteroids? - ✔✔Wash out mouth after
use/use a spacer
✔✔What are non-pharmacological strategies for asthma control? - ✔✔(1) smoking
cessation (2) physical activity (3) occupational hazards removed (4) NSAID review
✔✔What is rescue medication for patient who is pregnant? - ✔✔Albuterol
✔✔What is the step up medication for asthma in a pregnant patient? - ✔✔Budesonide
(pulmacort)
✔✔What can sudden discontinuation of budesonide cause in a pregnant patient? -
✔✔Harm to the fetus
✔✔Pharmacological treatment for asthma in pregnancy is safer than what? - ✔✔Not
treating asthma
✔✔Why is treating asthma important during pregnancy? - ✔✔Oxygenation affects the
growing fetus
✔✔What does a pregnant patient need to be monitored for if they need oral
corticosteroids? - ✔✔diabetes
✔✔What 2 conditions does COPD involve? - ✔✔(1) chronic bronchitis (2) emphysema
✔✔What is chronic bronchitis marked by? - ✔✔Sputum production
✔✔Is COPD preventable? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔What should be considered in any patient who has dypnea, chronic cough and
sputum production, as well as risk factors? - ✔✔COPD
✔✔What FEV1 in COPD? - ✔✔2350
✔✔What are patient characteristics for COPD? - ✔✔(1) most have smoking history (2)
rarely observed before age 35
✔✔What are common symptoms with COPD? - ✔✔(1) chronic productive cough (2)
progressive, persistent dyspnea
