Medical Pharmacology Chapter 25: Pulmonary Pharmacology Practice Questions

Clinical characteristic(s) associated with asthma:
1. Chest tightness
2. Wheezing
3. Coughing
4. Periodic shortness of breath
5. A & B
6. B & C
7. A & C
8. A, B & C
9. A,B, C, D (all responses are correct)
Frequent as well as more serious asthma symptoms are more likely to occur at night.
1. True
2. False
Typical asthma treatments appear comparably effective across the full range of asthma presentations.
1. True
2. False
Typical allergic asthma:
1. This type of asthma is likely mediated by immune globulin (IgE).
2. Typical allergic asthma is often induced by exposure to foreign proteins including those associated with mold and pollen.
3. Both
4. Neither
Asthma may be associated with food allergy.
1. True
2. False
More likely associated with the early asthmatic response characterized by vascular leakage and smooth muscle contraction
1. Histamine, leukotriene C4 and D4, and prostaglandin E2
2. Cytokines particularly interleukins (5, 9, and 13)
3. Both
4. Neither
"Allergic asthma" is associated with most presentations of childhood and adult-onset asthma.
1. True
2. False
Most asthma attacks are associated with:
1. Allergen inhalation
2. Viral respiratory infections
3. Both about equal
Bronchospasm induced bynonallergic stimulation is described by the term "bronchial hyperreactivity."
1. True
2. False
"Bronchial hyperreactivity"
1. The extent of bronchial hyperreactivity appears to correlate with clinical severity of asthma.
2. Nearly all patients with asthma exhibit bronchial hyperreactivity.
3. True
4. False