Pulmonology

Question 1

What nasal condition is asthma associated with?

Answer 1

Polyps

Question 2

How is the expiratory phase of respiration changed in asthma?

Answer 2

Increased

Question 3

What does the methacholine challenge test for?

Answer 3

Asthma

Question 4

What’s the FEV1/FVC ratio in asthma?

Answer 4

Decreased, with a decreased FEV1

Question 5

Can histamine exacerbate asthma?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

What is Zafirlukast associated with?

Answer 6

Churg-Strauss

Question 7

For asthmatics who have an increased IgE level, _________ can be added to the SABA, LABA, and ICS?

Answer 7

Omalizumab

Question 8

Should patients with an acute exacerbation take systemic glucocorticoids?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

What’s the way to measure severity of an asthma attack?

Answer 9

Respiratory rate

Question 10

What does air trapping and flattened diaphragms usually mean?

Answer 10

COPD

Question 11

What’s the FEV1/FVC ratio in COPD?

Answer 11

Decreased

Question 12

How much is the FEV1/FVC ratio decreased in COPD?

Answer 12

<80% predicted; than 70%

Question 13

T/F: patients with COPD have a broad range of response to inhaled bronchodilators?

Answer 13

True

Question 14

In which type of sleep apnea is there a lack of abdominal or thoracic movement during pauses?

Answer 14

Central sleep apnea

Question 15

How do you treat central sleep apnea?

Answer 15

CPAP

Question 16

T/F: are cardiac measurements normal in ARDS?

Answer 16

True

Question 17

PO2/FIO2 <300 = ______?

Answer 17

ARDS

Question 18

What’s the best treatment for ARDS?

Answer 18

Low tidal-volume mechanical ventilation

Question 19

What should the mechanical ventilation settings be in ARDS?

Answer 19

6mL/kg of tidal volume

Question 20

When is PEEP used?

Answer 20

To decrease the FIO2?

Question 21

What level of FIO2 is toxic to the lungs?

Answer 21

> 50%

Question 22

How low should the plateau pressure be in PEEP?

Answer 22

<30cm water