ASTHMA

GINA guidelines 

• Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention 

CTS guidelines 

• Canadian Thoracic Society treatment guidelines 

1. Which of the following is NOT a cardinal feature of asthma?  

a) Variable airflow limitation 

b) Airway inflammation 

c) Airway hyper-responsiveness 

d) Airway sputum secretion 

2. Your patient is experiencing nighttime waking 3 times a week and can no longer play soccer without feeling chest tightness. How would you classify this patient's asthma control?  

a) Well-controlled asthma 

b) Partly controlled asthma 

c) Uncontrolled asthma 

d) Asthma exacerbation  

3. Which of the following is a risk factor for asthma exacerbation?  

a) Low birthweight 

b) Family history of asthma 

c) High SABA use (>2/year)  

d) RSV infection  

4. Why is using a combination ICS-formoterol inhaler for both maintenance and relief of asthma preferred over an ICS controller inhaler and a SABA reliever inhaler?  

a) Less complicated regimen  

b) Increased chance of adherence 

c) Less risk of exacerbation  

d) All of the above  

5. Your patient is experiencing wheezing and dyspnea twice a week with no nighttime symptoms. What would be the most appropriate regimen for using their ICS-formoterol inhaler?  

a) PRN and low-dose for both maintenance and relief 

b) Daily low dose for maintenance and PRN low dose for relief 

c) Daily medium dose for maintenance and PRN low dose for relief 

d) Daily medium dose for maintenance and daily low dose for relief