NAPLEX Asthma** Best Exam Questions With 100% Accurate Answers Graded A+
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NAPLEX Asthma**
Recall drugs that are common triggers of asthma. - CORRECT ANSWER-- aspirin
- NSAIDs
- sulfites
- beta- blockers (non-selective)
Describe the frequency of symptoms and nighttime awakenings in a patient with intermittent asthma. - CORRECT ANSWER-symptoms: ≤ 2 days/weeks
nighttime: ≤ 2 tim...
NAPLEX Asthma** Best Exam Questions
With 100% Accurate Answers Graded A+
Recall drugs that are common triggers of asthma. - CORRECT ANSWER-- aspirin
- NSAIDs
- sulfites
- beta- blockers (non-selective)
Describe the frequency of symptoms and nighttime awakenings in a patient with
intermittent asthma. - CORRECT ANSWER-symptoms: ≤ 2 days/weeks
nighttime: ≤ 2 times/month
Describe the frequency of symptoms and nighttime awakenings in a patient with mild
asthma. - CORRECT ANSWER-symptoms: > 2 days/weeks (but not every day)
nighttime: 3 - 4 times/month
Describe the frequency of symptoms and nighttime awakenings in a patient with
moderate asthma. - CORRECT ANSWER-symptoms: daily
nighttime: > 1 time/week (but not every night)
Describe the frequency of symptoms and nighttime awakenings in a patient with severe
asthma - CORRECT ANSWER-symptoms: throughout the day
nighttime: often 7 times/week
Which class of drugs is first-line maintenance medication for asthma patients? -
CORRECT ANSWER-inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)
What is the drug of choice for acute bronchospasms and exercise-induced
bronchospasm? - CORRECT ANSWER-albuterol (short-acting beta-2 agonist)
, What are the vaccination recommendations for asthmatics? (2) - CORRECT ANSWER--
annual flu vaccine
- 19-64 years - pneumococcal (PPSV23 or Pneumovax)
What are the side effects of beta-2 agonists (long and short acting)? (8) - CORRECT
ANSWER-- HYPOKALEMIA
- HYPERGLYCEMIA
- tachycardia
- palpitations
- tremor
- shakiness,
- lightheadedness
- cough
Most albuterol inhalers contain ____ inhalations per canister. - CORRECT ANSWER-
200
What is the brand and formulations of levalbuterol? - CORRECT ANSWER-Xopenex,
Xopenex HFA
- MDI, nebulizer
What is the black box warning regarding monotherapy with long-acting beta-2 agonists
(LABAs)? - CORRECT ANSWER-↑ risk of asthma-related death when LABAs are used
as monotherapy
- always use only as ADJUNCT therapy in a patient not adequately controlled with just
an inhaled corticosteroid
Once asthma control is achieved and step-down therapy is appropriate, which agent
should be discontinued, if possible without loss of asthma control? - CORRECT
ANSWER-long-acting beta agonist (LABA)
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