NAECB Practice exam 2023/ 60
Questions and Answers/Verified.
An eight-year-old-female with asthma was seen by her pharmacist for recurrent
coughing and wheezing. Her mother complains that she wakes up twice per month with
a cough in the past two months and needs albuterol twice a week for some relief. The
pharmacist knows that according to ERP-3 guidelines, this level of asthma control
should be classified as:
A. Very poorly controlled
B. Not well controlled
C. Well controlled
D. Very well controlled - -B
-A patient has a predicted peak flow meter reading of 400 L/min. Today his peak flow
reading is 450 L/min. What is your interpretation of today's peak flow?
A. Personal best zone
B. Green zone
C. Red zone
D. Yellow zone - -B
-Uncontrolled asthma may product persistent abnormalities in lung function due to:
A. Chronic Inflammation
B. Chronic Muscle Contraction
C. Chronic Esophageal Reflex
D. Chronic Hyperresponsiveness - -A
-A Sixteen-year-old adolescent develops wheezing after exposure to tobacco smoke. His
initial pathophysiologic process causing the wheeze is due to.
A.Inflammation
, B.Smooth muscle contraction
C. Excessive mucus secretion
D. Esophageal Spasm - -B
-A five-year-old male came in for asthma recheck. Current symptoms identified by the
parents are rhinorrhea, cough, itching and snoring. Which symptoms is most
characteristic of Asthma?
A. Rhinorrhea
B. Cough
C. Itching
D. Snoring - -B
-A thirty-six-year old presents with a history of cough that occurred one day last week
and resolved with Albuterol used. He has been sleeping through the night without
symptoms. Play basketball with his co-workers 3 nights a week. Classify his current
asthma severity.
A. Intermittent
B. Mild persistent
C. Moderate Persistent
D. Severe Persistent - -A
-A patient when questioned what triggers her asthma replies flowers, cats, fresh cut
grass and gasoline. Which of her triggers is an irritant?
A. Flowers
B. Cats
C. Grass
D. Gasoline - -D
-Genetically susceptible infants are more likely to develop asthma when exposed to this
trigger.
A. Enteric Coated Aspirin
B. Sodium sulfite
Questions and Answers/Verified.
An eight-year-old-female with asthma was seen by her pharmacist for recurrent
coughing and wheezing. Her mother complains that she wakes up twice per month with
a cough in the past two months and needs albuterol twice a week for some relief. The
pharmacist knows that according to ERP-3 guidelines, this level of asthma control
should be classified as:
A. Very poorly controlled
B. Not well controlled
C. Well controlled
D. Very well controlled - -B
-A patient has a predicted peak flow meter reading of 400 L/min. Today his peak flow
reading is 450 L/min. What is your interpretation of today's peak flow?
A. Personal best zone
B. Green zone
C. Red zone
D. Yellow zone - -B
-Uncontrolled asthma may product persistent abnormalities in lung function due to:
A. Chronic Inflammation
B. Chronic Muscle Contraction
C. Chronic Esophageal Reflex
D. Chronic Hyperresponsiveness - -A
-A Sixteen-year-old adolescent develops wheezing after exposure to tobacco smoke. His
initial pathophysiologic process causing the wheeze is due to.
A.Inflammation
, B.Smooth muscle contraction
C. Excessive mucus secretion
D. Esophageal Spasm - -B
-A five-year-old male came in for asthma recheck. Current symptoms identified by the
parents are rhinorrhea, cough, itching and snoring. Which symptoms is most
characteristic of Asthma?
A. Rhinorrhea
B. Cough
C. Itching
D. Snoring - -B
-A thirty-six-year old presents with a history of cough that occurred one day last week
and resolved with Albuterol used. He has been sleeping through the night without
symptoms. Play basketball with his co-workers 3 nights a week. Classify his current
asthma severity.
A. Intermittent
B. Mild persistent
C. Moderate Persistent
D. Severe Persistent - -A
-A patient when questioned what triggers her asthma replies flowers, cats, fresh cut
grass and gasoline. Which of her triggers is an irritant?
A. Flowers
B. Cats
C. Grass
D. Gasoline - -D
-Genetically susceptible infants are more likely to develop asthma when exposed to this
trigger.
A. Enteric Coated Aspirin
B. Sodium sulfite
