Asthma

Question 1

What percentage of adults have asthma

Answer 1

15% of people over?

Question 2

Symptoms

Answer 2

Chronic non productive nocturnal cough

Precipitated by certain stimuli

Question 3

Cough variant asthma key features

Answer 3

PFT might be normal
Response to histamine
Relief with inhaled steroids
Relapse on treatment withdrawal

Question 4

What might cause someone’s asthma control level to change?

Answer 4

Presence of allergens
Incorrect use of treatment
Lack of adherane to treatment regimen

Question 5

What is step 1 in asthma treatment advised by GINA? (not licenced yet)

Answer 5

Low dose inhaled corticosteroid with fomoterol (better than salbutamol) - will work as quickly as the salbumatol as well as working for longer (as it’s a LABA) as well as preventing further attacks through the

Question 6

Key differentials

Answer 6

Upper airway obstruction

Question 7

In variant asthma, what can the FEV1/FVC be?

Answer 7

above 70% even though normally it’s below for obstructive asthma