Which of the following best describes asthma?
Intermittent airway inflammation with occasional bronchospasm
A disease of bronchospasm that leads to
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Chronic airway inflammation with superimposed bronchospasm
Relatively fixed airway constriction - Chronic airway inflammation with
superimposed bronchospasm
The patient you are evaluating is having an asthma flare. You have assessed that
his condition is appropriate for office treatment. You expect to find the following
on physical examination:
Tripod posture
Inspiratory crackles
Increased vocal fremitus
Hyperresonance on thoracic percussion - Hyperresonance on thoracic percussion
Which of the following is most accurate regarding the use of ca chest x-ray during
an acute asthma flare?
Chest radiograph should be performed with each asthma flare
Chest radiograph should be performed during and following resolution of the flare
Chest radiograph should be avoided as it can further exacerbate a flare
Chest radiograph should be limited to those with signs or respiratory tract infection
(e.g. fever, congested cough). - Chest radiograph should be limited to those with
signs or respiratory tract infection (e.g. fever, congested cough).
In the treatment of asthma, an LTM should be used as a:
controller to prevent bronchspasm
Controller to inhibit inflammatory responses
Reliever to treat acute bronchspasm
Reliever to treat inflammation - Controller to inhibit inflammatory responses
The cornerstone of moderate persistent asthma controller drug therapy is the use
of:
Oral theophyline
Inhaled mast cell stabilizers
Inhaled SABAs
ICSs - ICSs
Which is a possible reason for delayed onset of puberty in a 13-year-old girl?
A. history of abdominal irradiation
B. obesity
C. report of asthma since age 6 years
D. Turner's syndrome - D. Turner's syndrome
The most common reason for precocious puberty in boys is:
A. excessive physical activity.
B. a select number of relatively uncommon health problems.
C. exogenous testosterone.
D. early onset of normal puberty. - B. a select number of relatively uncommon
health problems.
The onset of puberty in girls is marked by:
A. breast budding.
B. menarche.
C. peak of growth spurt.
D. presence of axillary hair. - A. breast budding.
Which of the following is noted in a child with premature thelarche?
A. breast enlargement
B. accelerated linear growth
C. pubic hair
D. body odor - A. breast enlargement
Girls typically grow to their adult height by:
A. menarche.
B. 1 year before menarche.
C. 1 year after the onset of menstruation.
D. their 16th birthday. - C. 1 year after the onset of menstruation.
You examine a 29 year old woman, who reports a sudden onset of right-sided
facial asymmetry. She is unable to close her right eyelid tightly, frown, or smile on
the affected side. She states, "I was fine last night when I went to bed and woke up
like this." Her health history and physical examination are otherwise unremarkable.
Her medications include a multivitamin daily and a progestin implant for
contraception. She is not a smoker. This presentation likely represents paralysis of
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