Laba and intermittent use - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BCACP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS In asthma, FeNo >20 is associated with a better or worse response to corticosteroids? - CORRECT ANSWER- better: recommended to increase ICS or add on other therapy Difference in pattern of symptoms between asthma and COPD - CORRECT ANSWERasthma has variation; COPD is persistent despite treatment Intermittent Asthma (symptom freq, nightime, SABA use, FEV1) - CORRECT ANSWER- less then/= 2 days/wk, less than/= 2 times per month, </= 2 day...

Family Medicine EOR: Pulmonology (Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Verified and Updated Most common cause of asthma? Exposure to allergens (IgE mediated type I hypersensitivity) What cells appear to play a rule in the activation of the inflammatory response in asthma? TH2 cells (type of CD4 T cell) Symptoms of asthma? - Cough - Wheezing - Shortness of breath - Chest-tightness - May worsen at night Initial diagnostic test for asthma? Pulmonary function tests What esta...

For moderate persistant asthma, symptoms occur Daily For moderate persistant asthma, SABA use is Daily For moderate persistant asthma, nighttime awakenings ages 0-4 3-4 times/month For moderate persistant asthma, nighttime awakenings for >5 > once a week, not nightly For moderate persistant asthma, interference with normal activity Some For moderate persistant asthma, Lung function FEV1 or PEF (personal best), >12 60-80& For moderate persi...

NR 602 Final Exam Questions And Answers 100% Verified Step 1 Asthma approach-Intermittent - answersymptoms 2x or less per week asymptomatic and normal PED requires SABA 2 days/week no interference with normal activities brief exacerbations nighttime symptoms 2x or less a month lung fx- FEV>80% predicted Step 2 Asthma Approach-Mild persistent - answerSymptoms >2 x a week, less than once per day requires SABA more than 2days/week, no more than once a day exacerbations may affect ...

The strongest identifiable predisposing factor for the development of asthma is _________, but obesity is increasingly recognized as a risk factor. Atopy A syndrome characterized by a tendency to be "hyperallergic". (papa 243) Essentials of Asthma Diagnosis: - Episodic or chronic symptoms of airflow obstruction. - Reversibility of airflow obstruction, either spontaneously or following bronchodilator therapy. - Symptoms frequently worse at night or in the early morning. - Prolonge...

BCACP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS In asthma, FeNo >20 is associated with a better or worse response to corticosteroids? - CORRECT ANSWER- better: recommended to increase ICS or add on other therapy Difference in pattern of symptoms between asthma and COPD - CORRECT ANSWERasthma has variation; COPD is persistent despite treatment Intermittent Asthma (symptom freq, nightime, SABA use, FEV1) - CORRECT ANSWER- less then/= 2 days/wk, less than/= 2 times per month, </= 2 day...

BCACP EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ALL CORRECT ANSWERS In asthma, FeNo >20 is associated with a better or worse response to corticosteroids? - CORRECT ANSWER- better: recommended to increase ICS or add on other therapy Difference in pattern of symptoms between asthma and COPD - CORRECT ANSWER- asthma has variation; COPD is persistent despite treatment Intermittent Asthma (symptom freq, nightime, SABA use, FEV1) - CORRECT ANSWER- less then/= 2 days/wk, less than/= 2 times per month, </= 2 d...

A 32-year-old woman presents to your office with a complaint of productive cough that started 6 days ago. She reports occasional wheezing, chest wall tenderness, and has been afebrile since the onset of symptoms. Her husband had similar symptoms and was prescribed azithromycin by his primary care provider. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? Order a chest X-ray Prescribe a course of azithromycin Send a sputum sample for culture Symptomatic treatment - Sy...

DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA AND COPD □ What is atopy? - Answer - An allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses. - Atopic individuals often have asthma, atopic dermatitis (eczema) and allergic rhinitis DIAGNOSIS OF ASTHMA AND COPD □ What other conditions often go along with asthma? - Answer - Allergic rhinitis - allergic conjunctivitis - eczema and nasal polyps * Some may have sensitivity to NSAIDs DIAGNO...

What labs are used to diagnose thyroid problems? – Free and total T3 Free and total T4 TSH Anti-TPO Hypothyroidism labs - increased TSH, decreased T3 &T4 hyperthyroidism labs - decreased TSH and increased T3 &T4 When to recheck labs after starting levothyroxine? - 6-8 weeks or after dose change, then 12 months once stabilized S/S hypothyroidism - pale, puffy, and expressionless face, cold and dry skin, brittle hair/hair loss, low heart rate and body temperature, lethargy, fatigue, co...