Patho and something more
S& SX
Treatment and Meds
Fun Facts
Favorite Bands
100
Asthma can be life-threatening A) Yes B) No
What is A) Yes
100
True or False - patients with asthma often have coughing as a sign of their condition, and that coughing is worse at night.
What is TRUE?
100
Patients in all classifications of asthma require a _______? a) corticosteroid b)bronchodilators c)prednisone a)all of the above
What is b) bronchodilators ( short acting b adrenergic agonists (SABAS)
100
This group (gender specific) has the highest mortality rates from asthma among all other ethnic/gender groups
What is Female African Americans
100
This person is left to rule the Kingdom when the King dies from an asthma attack.
Who is the Queen?
200
Asthma is inflammation of the... A) Throat B) Airways C) lungs
What is B) Airways
200
Which of the following statements from a patient with environmental allergies indicates the need for further education? A“I should monitor daily pollen counts. B)“I should wash my bedding at least weekly.” C) “I should keep my home clean and tidy.”D) “Carpet helps reduce allergens.”
What is D) -carpets contribute to environmental allergies?
200
_______ are more effective in improving asthma control than any other long term drug. A)jellybeans b)corticosteroids c) epinephrine
What is b) Corticosteroids
200
The priority nursing diagnosis for asthma is...
What is Ineffective airway clearance
200
This band causes our instructor to lose her breath in what can only be described as a simulated asthma attack.
Who are QUEEN?
300
When providing discharge teaching to a patient who is newly diagnosed with asthma, which of these points should the healthcare provider emphasize? A) “Eliminate or reduce exposure to known asthma triggers.” B) “When you feel an attack is imminent, use your inhaled corticosteroid.” C) “Take a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent daily as part of your treatment.”
What is A) "Eliminate or reduce exposure to known asthma triggers.”
300
This is the dangerous condition asthma can induce when your brain and other organs are starved of oxygen.
What is Hypoxemia?
300
This type of drug is administered orally, used for prophylactic and maintenance therapy; it also has both bronchodilator and anti inflammatory effects. a)cough drops b)Leukotriene modifiers c)SABAS
What is b) Leukotriene modifiers
300
2. This disease is more common in people with asthma than in general population and may also worsen asthma symptoms.
What is GERD (bc it may trigger bronchoconstriction and cause aspiration)
300
Inhalers typically come in doses of 120. This band often went on stage using a guitar that was over 120 years old.
Who is QUEEN?
400
Inflammation of the airways causes... A) Bronchodilation B) Bronchoconstriction
What is B) Bronchoconstriction
400
True or False: Exercising does not make asthma worse, in fact it often helps alleviate the signs/symptoms.
What is FALSE: Exercise Induced Asthma is TRIGGERED by exercise, causing shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing during and/or after exercise.
400
Select all that apply for LABAS (Long -Acting B2-Adrenergic Agonists) a)Are used 3 times every 24 hours b)should not be used to treat wheezing that is getting worse C)should be used as mono therapy.
What is B)should not be used to treat wheezing that is getting wors. It should only be used every 12 hrs *Should not be used as monotherapy for asthma only to be used if patient is on ICS (inhaled corticosteroid)
400
What former U.S President had asthma? A. JFK B. Bill Clinton C. John Adams D. Abraham Lincoln
What is JFK
400
Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction can inhibit an athlete from running. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, this band has the longest running fan group of all time.
Who are QUEEN?
500
Chronic inflammation may result in structural changes in the bronchial wall known as... A) Restructuring B) Bronchial alteration C) Remodeling
What is C) Remodeling
500
This is the CORRECT term for Exercise-Induced Asthma
What is Exercise Induced BRONCHOCONSTRICTION?
500
For this classification of asthma relief is provided with frequent inhaled SABA, oral systemetic corticosteroids (symptoms may persist several days even after therapy has started). a)Mild b) Severe c) moderate
What is C) moderate
500
This 1992 film featured a jealous, homicidal nanny who tries to kill the mother of the family in order to take her place by emptying out all of the inhalers in the house then scaring the mother into an asthma attack.
What is The Hand That Rocks The Cradle?
500
People with asthma can still use inhalers even with oral deformities like cute little overbites. This lead singer from the rock band, QUEEN, had a cute little overbite too.
Who is Freddy Mercury?