asthma clinical features

Question 1

what is asthma

Answer 1

chronic condition characterised by wheeze, dysphasia, cough. multiple triggers. variable and reversible. responds to treatment

Question 2

proven and putative causation of asthma

Answer 2

host response to environment, early environment, infection important, genes

Question 3

defining features of asthma

Answer 3

wheeze, cough and shortness of breath

Question 4

other causes of wheeze not asthma

Answer 4

congenital, bronchitis, dysfunctional breathing, habitual cough, foreign body, PCD, vocal cord dysfunction

Question 5

how to find if asthma in children

Answer 5

all in the history, examination not helpful, no diagnostic asthma test in children, tests can be useful for excluding things rather than diagnosing

Question 6

how to find if asthma in children

Answer 6

history!!, examination not helpful, no diagnostic asthma test in children, tests can be useful for excluding things rather than diagnosing

Question 7

how long do u have to use brown inhaler before you see a difference

Answer 7

2 months then do a false positive holiday to check if the reduction in symptoms is due to the inhaler

Question 8

what is the most important thing to remember

Answer 8

no wheeze, no asthma and is QoL is affected then trial with treatment, if it isn’t affected then watch and see