ABFM KSA COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Baseline pulmonary function testing reveals an FEV1=
of 3.1 L
IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
=
WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after exercise would support a
diagnosis ofexercise-induced bronchospasm?
Answer: FEV1 <2.5
15% decrease in FEV1
after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS OF
EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
, ◉ Airflow obstruction is defined as an FEV1
/FVC ratio
LESS THAN
70%.
Airway REVERSIBILITY is defined as
an increase in FEV1 or FVC
=
BY HOW MUCH
Answer: 12%
◉ WHICH ASTHMA MEDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BONE LOSS
Answer: BOTH INHALED
AND
ORAL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
◉ WHAT IS
most common acid/base abnormality in the early stages
of an asthma exacerbation?
Answer: RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ PT SUSPECTED OF HAVING
EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA
Baseline pulmonary function testing reveals an FEV1=
of 3.1 L
IF PFT IS DONE AFTER EXERCISE
=
WHAT measurements OF FEV1 after exercise would support a
diagnosis ofexercise-induced bronchospasm?
Answer: FEV1 <2.5
15% decrease in FEV1
after exercise is COMPATIBLE WITH DIAGNOSIS OF
EXERCISE INDUCE ASTHMA
, ◉ Airflow obstruction is defined as an FEV1
/FVC ratio
LESS THAN
70%.
Airway REVERSIBILITY is defined as
an increase in FEV1 or FVC
=
BY HOW MUCH
Answer: 12%
◉ WHICH ASTHMA MEDS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BONE LOSS
Answer: BOTH INHALED
AND
ORAL
CORTICOSTEROIDS
◉ WHAT IS
most common acid/base abnormality in the early stages
of an asthma exacerbation?
Answer: RESPIRATORY ALKALOSIS
