ASTHMA

D.

7. The following bronchodilator is most commonly used when doing a reversibility test:

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1. Asthma is basically:
A.
B.
C.
D.

An infectious disease
An autoimmune disease
An atopic disease
A malignant disease

A.
B.
C.
D.

Family history of disease

Airway inflammation
Need for oral steroids
Nocturnal wheezing

____________ can also be used:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Barometer
Manometer
Peak flow meter
Sphygmomanometer

A.
B.
C.
D.

Beta-blocker
Histamine
Ibuprofen
Atropine
5. Which of the following tests cannot detect airway inflammation?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Bronchial mucosal biopsy

Sputum eosinophil counts
Bronchoalveolar lavage
Spirometry
6. The parameter to detect reversibility in airflow obstruction on a spirometry test is:

A.
B.
C.

FEV1
FVC
MVV

A pleural effusion
A pneunothorax
Lung malignancy
COPD
10. The following are helpful in determining the severity of an acute attack except:

4. The following drug cannot cause asthma:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Ipratropium bromide
Adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Prednisolone
Metracholine
9. In an acute severe attack of asthma, it is important to get a chest x-ray done to rule out:

3. simple instrument to roughly determine lung function is a:

A.
B.
C.
D.

Salbutamol
Adrenaline
Theophylline anhydrous
Atropine
8. Bronchoprovocation tests usually use histamine to challenge the airways. Besides histamine,

2. The characteristic feature of persistent asthma is:

A.
B.
C.
D.

RV

A.
B.
C.
D.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

Use of accersoy muscles of respiration

Ability to complete sentences
Peak expiratory flow rate
Pedal edema
Answers

C. An atopic disease
B. Airway inflammation
C. Peak flow meter
D. Atropine
D. Spirometry
A. FEV1
A. Salbutamol
D. Metracholine
B. A pneunothorax
D. Pedal edema