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NUR 635 FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SABA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Short-acting beta-2 agonists (albuterol, salbutamol); rescue therapy; relax
bronchial smooth muscle; onset minutes; duration 3-4 hours.



LABA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Long-acting beta-2 agonists (salmeterol, formoterol); maintenance only;
must be combined with ICS in asthma; black box warning if used alone.



Asthma Step 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Intermittent asthma treated with SABA as needed.



Asthma Step 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mild persistent asthma treated with low-dose inhaled
corticosteroid.



Asthma Step 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Moderate persistent asthma treated with low-dose ICS plus
LABA.



Asthma Step 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medium to high-dose ICS plus LABA.



Asthma Step 5 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅High-dose ICS plus LABA with or without biologic therapy.



Asthma Step 6 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅High-dose ICS plus LABA plus oral corticosteroid.



ICS MOA - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Reduce airway inflammation, edema, and mucus production.



ICS Education - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Daily use; rinse mouth to prevent oral candidiasis.



COPD Diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC less than 0.70.



GOLD 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Mild COPD; FEV1 greater than or equal to 80%.