ABFM KSA ASTHMA
Actual Real Exam Questions And Verified Correct Answers
PT HAS MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
WAKES UP WITH NIGHT TIME SX
WEEKLY
WHAT MEDS SHOULD SHE BE ON - ANSWER :
MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
=
STAGE 3
=
3 MEDS
=
ALBUTEROL
ICS + LABA
PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Baseline pulmonary function testing reveals an FEV1= of 3.1 L
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IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
= WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after exercise would support a diagnosis ofexercise-induced bronchospasm? -
ANSWER : FEV1 <2.5
15% decrease in FEV1 after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS OF
EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
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 - ANSWER : 12%
WHICH ASTHMA MEDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
BONE LOSS - ANSWER : BOTH INHALED
AND ORAL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
WHAT IS
most common acid/base abnormality in the early stages
of an asthma exacerbation? - ANSWER : RESPIRATORY
ALKALOSIS
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