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NUR 524 EXAM 1 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
What is the treatment for intermittent asthma (step 1)? - (answers)PRN SABA
(albuterol and other -buterols)
What are the treatments for mild persistent asthma (step 2)? - (answers)Low dose
ICS (fluticasone, budesonide)+ SABA (PRN)
True or False: Peak Flow Meters are as accurate as Spirometry - (answers)False -
PFMs are used at home for monitoring, spirometry is used for asthma diagnosis in
office.
What are the clinical findings in an exam for an asthma flare? -
(answers)Percussion Hyperresonance
Decreased tac fremitus
Low diaphragm
Increased AP ratio (barreling)
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? - (answers)75%.
Greater than 80% of expected
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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? - (answers)85%
Greater than or equal to 80% of expected
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? -
(answers)80%
In between 60 and 80% of expected
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? - (answers)70%
Less than 60% of expected
When are systemic steroids warranted for treatment of asthma? What is the
regimen? - (answers)In moderate to severe exacerbations and when there is
partial response to SABA therapy. Typically 5-10day dose without taper.
What is an example of a LABA? What type of asthma is it used to treat? -
(answers)Salmeterol
Moderate to Severe persistent asthma (steps 3-6)
What spirometry measurements confirm airflow obstruction when diagnosing
COPD? Once diagnosed, how is the grade of severity of COPD determined? -
(answers)FEV1/FVC ratio of less than 70%
FEV1 deviation from expected percentage.
NUR 524 EXAM 1 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
What is the treatment for intermittent asthma (step 1)? - (answers)PRN SABA
(albuterol and other -buterols)
What are the treatments for mild persistent asthma (step 2)? - (answers)Low dose
ICS (fluticasone, budesonide)+ SABA (PRN)
True or False: Peak Flow Meters are as accurate as Spirometry - (answers)False -
PFMs are used at home for monitoring, spirometry is used for asthma diagnosis in
office.
What are the clinical findings in an exam for an asthma flare? -
(answers)Percussion Hyperresonance
Decreased tac fremitus
Low diaphragm
Increased AP ratio (barreling)
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? - (answers)75%.
Greater than 80% of expected
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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? - (answers)85%
Greater than or equal to 80% of expected
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? -
(answers)80%
In between 60 and 80% of expected
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? - (answers)70%
Less than 60% of expected
When are systemic steroids warranted for treatment of asthma? What is the
regimen? - (answers)In moderate to severe exacerbations and when there is
partial response to SABA therapy. Typically 5-10day dose without taper.
What is an example of a LABA? What type of asthma is it used to treat? -
(answers)Salmeterol
Moderate to Severe persistent asthma (steps 3-6)
What spirometry measurements confirm airflow obstruction when diagnosing
COPD? Once diagnosed, how is the grade of severity of COPD determined? -
(answers)FEV1/FVC ratio of less than 70%
FEV1 deviation from expected percentage.
