ASTHMA

Question 1

Asthma is defined as?

Answer 1

respiratory condition marked by attacks of spasms in the bronchi of the lung.

Question 2

What are the 2 main causative (Triggers) of Asthma?

Answer 2

Intrinsic and Extrinsic.

Question 3

6 Intrinsic triggers of asthma are?

Answer 3

Infection.
Exposure to cold.
Exercise.
Drugs (such as aspirin).
Stress.
Inhalation of irritants (smoke).

Question 4

2 Extrinsic triggers of asthma are?

Answer 4

hypersensitive reaction to an inhaled antigen.

History of rhinitis (hay fever) or eczema.

Question 5

2 types of asthma inhalers are?

Answer 5

SABA and LABA

Question 6

Treatments for asthma?

Answer 6

Ipratropium Bromide
Salbutamol
Hydrocortisone
Oxygen

Question 7

Ipratropium Bromide is?

Answer 7

anti-muscarinic bronchodilator.

Question 8

Hydrocortisone is?

Answer 8

glucocorticoid hormone (steroid hormone)

Question 9

At Hospital, asthma can be treated with?

Answer 9

Magnesium Sulphate

Question 10

Magnesium Sulphate is?

Answer 10

• Potent bronchodilator
• Acts as a calcium channel blocker on the pre-
  synaptic membrane.
• Reduces Acetylcholine release into the synaptic cleft to bind to Muscarinic receptors.