Asthma Quiz Flashcards
1
Q
What is Asthma?
A
An umbrella term covering disorders with similar symptoms
2
Q
The two major groupings of asthma phenotypes are (choose all that are correct):
- extrinsic and intrinsic asthma
- Sensitizer and Irritant asthma
- Maybe b and c are the same thing
- TH2 and not TH2 asthma
A
- Sensitizer and Irritant asthma
- Maybe b and c are the same thing
- TH2 and not TH2 asthma
3
Q
True or False. Exercise induced asthma is related to obesity-associated asthma
A
FALSE
4
Q
Asthma is more prevalent in?
A
boys and women compared with girls and men
5
Q
Allergens are important triggers of (choose all answers that are correct):
- Most childhood onset asthma
- Most Non-TH2 associated asthma
- Late-onset eosinophilic asthma; c)Very late-onset asthma
- Most TH2 associated asthma
A
- Most childhood onset asthma
- Most TH2 associated asthma
6
Q
Occupational asthma can result from workplace exposure to what?
A
- Burning plastics
- Chlorine gas
- Latex gloves
- Crabs
