Respiratory

Question 1

Minimum diagnostic criteria to diagnose pneumonia includes:

Answer 1

CBC with WBC diff, BUN/Cr, CXray

Question 2

What antibiotic to tx CAP without comorbidities?

Answer 2

Doxycycline is the best

AABCDE
azithromycin, amoxicillin, Biaxin/clarithromycin, doxy, erythromycin

Question 3

How to treat CAP WITH comorbidities?

Answer 3

Respiratory fluoroquinolone (moxi or levo)

Or

Doxy plus Augmentin

Question 4

Preferred controller choice for patient experiencing asthma symptoms <2x/month

Answer 4

Low dose ICS/formoterol (LABA) prn

Question 5

Preferred controller choice for patients experiencing asthma >2x/month but not daily

Answer 5

Daily low dose ICS/formoterol

Or ^prn

Question 6

Preferred controller choice for asthma sx most days or waking with asthma >1x/week

Answer 6

Low dose ICS/LABA

Question 7

Preferred controller choice for Asthma sx most days or low lung fx

Answer 7

Medium-dose ICS/LABA

Question 8

What is theophylline?

Answer 8

A bronchodilator

Question 9

For COPD what is the first line therapy for stage one mild FEV1 greater than or equal to 80%?

Answer 9

SAMA or SABA PRN

Question 10

For COPD what is the first line therapy for stage 2 moderate, FEV1 greater than or equal to 50% but <80%

Answer 10

LAMA or LABA on set schedule

Question 11

For COPD what is the first line therapy for stage 3 severe, FEV1 greater than or equal to 30% but <50%?

Answer 11

LAMA on set schedule

Question 12

For COPD what is the first line therapy for stage 4 very severe, FEV1 <30%?

Answer 12

LAMA or (LABA + LAMA) or (ICS + LABA) on set schedule