WorksheetsAsthma
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is not a rescue inhaler used for asthma?
a)
Proventil HFA
b)
Ventolin HFA
c)
Flovent HFA
d)
Xopenex HFA
2.
______ are the foundation of asthma maintenance treatment
a)
Short Acting Beta Agonists (SABA)
b)
Long Acting Beta Agonists (LABA)
c)
Long Acting Muscarinic Antagonists (LAMA)
d)
Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS)
3.
Patients should call their healthcare provider when peak expiratory flow drops below ____
a)
80%
b)
70%
c)
60%
d)
50%
4.
Asthma severity can be determined using...
a)
Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF)
b)
Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV)
c)
IgE
d)
Total Lung Capacity (TLC)
5.
Asthma can be reversible
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Oral steroids in asthma exacerbation need to be titrated down
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Omalizumab (Xolair) is a Step 5 add-on therapy that works by…
a)
Anti-IgA
b)
Anti-IgE
c)
LTRA
d)
Anti-IL5
8.
How long must a patient be stable to be considered for step-down management of asthma?
a)
2 weeks
b)
1 month
c)
3 months
d)
6 months
9.
Main concern of ICS use in children is stunted growth.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
RS is uncontrolled on low-dose Flovent Diskus with a SABA. What should be recommended.
a)
Administer Cinqair 3mg/kg IV
b)
Add Spiriva 2 inhalations daily
c)
Change from Flovent to low-dose Advair Diskus
d)
Add on 50mg prednisone for 5 days
11.
Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRA) such as montelukast may be an appropriate initial controller treatment for patients...
a)
Unable or unwilling to take ICS
b)
Experiencing intolerable side-effects for ICS
c)
With concomitant allergic rhinitis
d)
All of the above
12.
Prophylactic antibiotics are recommended for asthma exacerbations that require hospitalization
a)
True
b)
False
13.
2g IV magnesium sulfate infused over 20 minutes may reduce hospital admissions in
a)
Adults with FEV1 <25-30% predicted at presentation
b)
Adults and children who fail to respond to initial treatment and have persistent hypoxemia
c)
Children whose FEV1 fails to reach 60% predicted after 1 hour of care
d)
All of the above
14.
According to GINA, the maximum dose for prednisolone following a mild/moderate asthma exacerbation in adults being treated in primary care is
a)
30 mg
b)
40 mg
c)
50 mg
d)
60 mg
15.
Which of the following is not a patient risk factor for death from asthma?
a)
2 or more hospitalizations due to asthma in one year
b)
Using 2 or more SABA canisters per month
c)
Diabetes
d)
Other chronic lung or cardiovascular disease
16.
What is the recommended treatment duration for oral corticosteroid therapy in patients who experienced an asthma exacerbation?
a)
2-4 days
b)
5-7 days
c)
7-14 days
d)
Until asthma symptoms disappear
17.
Which of the following patient characteristics may indicate that a patient presenting to the hospital may require treatment in the ICU and intubation?
a)
Drowsiness
b)
Confusion
c)
Silent chest
d)
All of the above
18.
Which of the following does not indicate that a patient's asthma is not well controlled?
a)
Daytime asthma symptoms once a week
b)
Nighttime awakening 2 or more times a month
c)
Some limitation in normal activities
d)
SABA use 2 or more times a week
19.
Which asthma medications are associated with thrush?
a)
SABA
b)
ICS
c)
OCS
d)
LABA
20.
Asthma is usually diagnosed in childhood while COPD is more commonly diagnosed later on in life
a)
True
b)
False
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