DABFM - Diplomate Of The American Board Of Family Medicine
DABFM - Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine
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ABFM KSA ASTHMA questions and answers graded A+
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DABFM - Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine
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DABFM - Diplomate Of The American Board Of Family Medicine
ABFM KSA ASTHMA questions and answers graded A+
PT HAS MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
WAKES UP WITH NIGHT TIME SX
WEEKLY
WHAT MEDS SHOULD SHE BE ON
MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA
=
STAGE 3
=
3 MEDS
=
ALBUTEROL
ICS
+
LABA
PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Baseline p...
ABFM KSA ASTHMA questions and answers graded A+
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
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
HYPERVENTILATION
=
LOW CO2= HIGH PH- ALKALOSIS
WHICH ASTHMA MEDICATION
=
most effective asthma agent
for preventing exacerbations, - answer ICS
WHAT IS TX OF CHOICE FOR
aspirin-induced asthma - answer LEUKOTRIENCE INHIBITORS
=
Montelukast
PT WITH ASTHMA LIKE SX
+
RHINITIS
+
NASAL POLYPS
TOW - answer ASPIRIN INDUCED ASTHMA
WHICH NSAID CAN BE USED INSTEAD OF ASPIRIN IN PT WITH
ASPIRIN INDUCED ASTHMA - answer SALSALATE
CAN ALSO USE
TYLENOL
PT ADMITTED FOR ASTHMA EXACERBATION
According to National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines, hospital
discharge can be considered in this patient =
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