NU 350 STUDY GUIDE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉What triggers the inflammatory cascade in asthma? Answer:
Exposure to irritants causes airway edema, vasodilation, and
increased capillary permeability.
◉What are common allergens that can trigger asthma? Answer:
Cockroaches, furry animals, fungi, pollen, and molds.
◉What is exercise-induced asthma? Answer: Bronchospasm
triggered by physical activity.
◉Name a major contributing factor to asthma exacerbation.
Answer: Respiratory tract infections.
◉What psychological factors can trigger asthma attacks? Answer:
Stress, laughing, or crying.
◉What are the characteristic clinical manifestations of asthma?
Answer: Wheezing, cough, dyspnea, and chest tightness.
, ◉What does a sudden cessation of wheezing in an asthma patient
indicate? Answer: It may indicate a silent chest, which is an
ominous sign requiring immediate intervention.
◉What is the purpose of a Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)
assessment? Answer: To assess the progression of asthma and allow
patients to adjust medications to prevent acute attacks.
◉What class of medication is commonly used for asthma? Answer:
Corticosteroids are the first-line drugs for asthma.
◉How do corticosteroids help in asthma management? Answer:
They are anti-inflammatory and help control airway inflammation.
◉What are the side effects of corticosteroids? Answer: Easy
bruising, decreased bone mineral density, oropharyngeal
candidiasis, hoarseness, and dry cough.
◉What are the three primary classes of bronchodilator drugs?
Answer: Beta2 adrenergic agonists (SABA & LABA),
methylxanthines, and anticholinergics.
◉What is the function of short-acting beta2 adrenergic agonists
(SABAs)? Answer: They relieve acute bronchospasm during asthma
attacks.
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
◉What triggers the inflammatory cascade in asthma? Answer:
Exposure to irritants causes airway edema, vasodilation, and
increased capillary permeability.
◉What are common allergens that can trigger asthma? Answer:
Cockroaches, furry animals, fungi, pollen, and molds.
◉What is exercise-induced asthma? Answer: Bronchospasm
triggered by physical activity.
◉Name a major contributing factor to asthma exacerbation.
Answer: Respiratory tract infections.
◉What psychological factors can trigger asthma attacks? Answer:
Stress, laughing, or crying.
◉What are the characteristic clinical manifestations of asthma?
Answer: Wheezing, cough, dyspnea, and chest tightness.
, ◉What does a sudden cessation of wheezing in an asthma patient
indicate? Answer: It may indicate a silent chest, which is an
ominous sign requiring immediate intervention.
◉What is the purpose of a Peak Expiratory Flow Rate (PEFR)
assessment? Answer: To assess the progression of asthma and allow
patients to adjust medications to prevent acute attacks.
◉What class of medication is commonly used for asthma? Answer:
Corticosteroids are the first-line drugs for asthma.
◉How do corticosteroids help in asthma management? Answer:
They are anti-inflammatory and help control airway inflammation.
◉What are the side effects of corticosteroids? Answer: Easy
bruising, decreased bone mineral density, oropharyngeal
candidiasis, hoarseness, and dry cough.
◉What are the three primary classes of bronchodilator drugs?
Answer: Beta2 adrenergic agonists (SABA & LABA),
methylxanthines, and anticholinergics.
◉What is the function of short-acting beta2 adrenergic agonists
(SABAs)? Answer: They relieve acute bronchospasm during asthma
attacks.
