CMN 568 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM QUESTION
BANK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS TESTED AND GRADED A+ LATEST
UPDATE
Which drug class is never used to treat COPD?
a. LABA
b. Long-acting anticholinergic
c. Leukotriene blockers
d. Systemic steroids - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c
Which patient might be expected to have the worst FEV!?
A. An asthma patient in the green zone
B. A 65-year-old with emphysema
C. A 60-year-old with PNA
D. Patient with bronchiolitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Which meds cannot be used to treat LTBI?
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,a. INH
b. Rifampin
c. Pyrazinamide
d. ING-rifapetine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c
Triggers for asthma include which of the following (select all that apply)?
a. tobacco smoke
b. cold air
c. exercise
d. rapid changes in barometric pressure
e. sedentary lifestyle - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a, b, c, d
Which of the following is always present in a COPD pt?
A. Productive cough
B. Obstructed airways
C. SOB
D. Hypercapnia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
What is most likely to appear on a chest x-ray of a person during an acute
severe asthma attack? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > hyperinflation
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,The cornerstone of moderate persistent asthma drug therapy is the use of: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ICS
In the treatment of asthma, leukotriene receptor antagonists should be used as: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Controllers to inhibit inflammatory responses.
After inhaled corticosteroid is initiated, improvement in control is usually seen:
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Within 2-8 days.
Compared with albuterol, levalbuterol (Xopenex) has: A. A different
mechanism of action.
B. The ability potentially to provide greater bronchodilation with a lower dose.
C.An anti-inflammatory effect similar to that of an inhaled corticosteroid.
D. A contraindication to use in elderly patients. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of omalizumab
(Xolair)?
A. Its use is recommended for pts with mild persistent asthma to prevent
asthma flares.
B. The medication selectively binds to IgE to reduce exacerbations.
C. Labeled indication is for patients with poorly controlled asthma with
frequent exacerbations.
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, D. Special evaluation is required prior to its use and ongoing monitoring is
needed during use. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
A patient comes to you with the complaint that he cannot stop coughing. He has
trouble speaking in sentences but manages to describe a tight feeling in his
chest. A physical exam indicates his pulse is 115. The pt explains that he used
his albuterol and inhaled budesonide today but is still having symptoms. Of the
following, which would be the most appropriate treatment option?
a. Add oral prednisone.
b. Add an inhaled ipratropium bromide.
c. Increase the dosage of albuterol.
d. Add a regular dose of salmetero - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d
Victor, a stocky 40yo male, presents to the clinic with complaints of difficulty
breathing and "endless amounts of gunk whenever he coughs." During the visit,
he coughs up a substantial amount of yellow phlegm. A blood test reveals an
increased hematocrit level, and a physical exam detects lungs that are normal
upon percussion. You order a pulmonary lab for the patient. Given the most
likely condition, which of the following findings would you LEAST expect?
A. Increased forced expiratory volume in 1 second
B. Increased total lung capacity
C. Increased functional residual capacity
D. Increased residual volume - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. (this is an
indication of healthy lung functioning)
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BANK EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS TESTED AND GRADED A+ LATEST
UPDATE
Which drug class is never used to treat COPD?
a. LABA
b. Long-acting anticholinergic
c. Leukotriene blockers
d. Systemic steroids - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c
Which patient might be expected to have the worst FEV!?
A. An asthma patient in the green zone
B. A 65-year-old with emphysema
C. A 60-year-old with PNA
D. Patient with bronchiolitis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Which meds cannot be used to treat LTBI?
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,a. INH
b. Rifampin
c. Pyrazinamide
d. ING-rifapetine - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c
Triggers for asthma include which of the following (select all that apply)?
a. tobacco smoke
b. cold air
c. exercise
d. rapid changes in barometric pressure
e. sedentary lifestyle - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a, b, c, d
Which of the following is always present in a COPD pt?
A. Productive cough
B. Obstructed airways
C. SOB
D. Hypercapnia - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
What is most likely to appear on a chest x-ray of a person during an acute
severe asthma attack? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > hyperinflation
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,The cornerstone of moderate persistent asthma drug therapy is the use of: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > ICS
In the treatment of asthma, leukotriene receptor antagonists should be used as: -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Controllers to inhibit inflammatory responses.
After inhaled corticosteroid is initiated, improvement in control is usually seen:
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Within 2-8 days.
Compared with albuterol, levalbuterol (Xopenex) has: A. A different
mechanism of action.
B. The ability potentially to provide greater bronchodilation with a lower dose.
C.An anti-inflammatory effect similar to that of an inhaled corticosteroid.
D. A contraindication to use in elderly patients. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Which of the following statements is false regarding the use of omalizumab
(Xolair)?
A. Its use is recommended for pts with mild persistent asthma to prevent
asthma flares.
B. The medication selectively binds to IgE to reduce exacerbations.
C. Labeled indication is for patients with poorly controlled asthma with
frequent exacerbations.
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, D. Special evaluation is required prior to its use and ongoing monitoring is
needed during use. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
A patient comes to you with the complaint that he cannot stop coughing. He has
trouble speaking in sentences but manages to describe a tight feeling in his
chest. A physical exam indicates his pulse is 115. The pt explains that he used
his albuterol and inhaled budesonide today but is still having symptoms. Of the
following, which would be the most appropriate treatment option?
a. Add oral prednisone.
b. Add an inhaled ipratropium bromide.
c. Increase the dosage of albuterol.
d. Add a regular dose of salmetero - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d
Victor, a stocky 40yo male, presents to the clinic with complaints of difficulty
breathing and "endless amounts of gunk whenever he coughs." During the visit,
he coughs up a substantial amount of yellow phlegm. A blood test reveals an
increased hematocrit level, and a physical exam detects lungs that are normal
upon percussion. You order a pulmonary lab for the patient. Given the most
likely condition, which of the following findings would you LEAST expect?
A. Increased forced expiratory volume in 1 second
B. Increased total lung capacity
C. Increased functional residual capacity
D. Increased residual volume - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A. (this is an
indication of healthy lung functioning)
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