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

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...

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 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...

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 ...

NURS 5334 Pharmacology Exam 3 Study Guide • What drugs are used to treat gestational diabetes? o Metformin and Insulin • What A1C value indicates diabetes mellitus? Pre-DM? o 6.5% or greater is considered diabetes o 5.7-6.4% pre-diabetes • What fasting and random values indicate DM? o Fasting plasma glucose—126 or greater is diabetes o Random (casual) plasma glucose—anything greater than 200 is diabetes • What are complications of insulin therapy? o Hypoglycemia o Can deve...

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...