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1. What is the treatment for intermittent asthma (step 1)?: PRN SABA
(albuterol and other -buterols)
2. What are the treatments for mild persistent asthma (step 2)?: Low
dose ICS (fluticasone, budesonide)+ SABA (PRN)
3. True or False: Peak Flow Meters are as accurate as Spirometry: False -
PFMs are used at home for monitoring, spirometry is used for asthma
diagnosis in office.
4. What are the clinical findings in an exam for an asthma flare?:
Percussion Hyperresonance
Decreased tac fremitus
Low diaphragm
Increased AP ratio (barreling)
, 5. What is the normal FEV1 of a patient in between 40-59? What % of a
normal FEV1 would be considered intermittent asthma for this
patient?: 75%.
Greater than 80% of expected
6. What is the normal FEV1 of a patient in between 8-19? What % of a
normal
FEV1 would be considered mild persistent asthma for this patient?:
85%
Greater than or equal to 80% of expected
7. What is the normal FEV1 of a patient in between 20-39? What % of a
normal
FEV1 would be considered moderate persistent asthma for this
patient?: 80%
In between 60 and 80% of expected
8. What is the normal FEV1 of a patient in between 60-80? What % of a
normal
FEV1 would be considered severe persistent asthma for this patient?:
70%
Less than 60% of expected