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Pretest
1. The primary goal of the draft NHLBI Guidelines is to:
a. Maximize the quality of life
b. Prevent exacerbations and reduce overall health care costs
c. Minimize asthma severity and maximize control
d. Reduce impairment and risk
e. Provide asthma care guidance for primary care physicians
2. Asthma in pregnancy increases the risk of:
a. Perinatal mortality
b. Preeclampsia
c. Preterm delivery
d. a & c
e. All of the above
3. Which statement does not apply to asthma in Hispanics living in the US?
a. Hispanics are at disproportionately high risk for death from asthma in comparison with non-Hispanic whites
b. Puerto Ricans have higher prevalence than any other ethnic group, including other Hispanic subgroups
c. Hispanic children are less likely to receive inhaled steroids than non-Hispanic white children and are significantly more likely to be undertreated for asthma
d. Hispanics are equally likely to use inhaled steroids as non-Hispanics whites within a socioeconomic group
4. Why don’t many asthma patients follow their recommended regimen?
a. Cost of medication
b. Why medicate in the absence of symptoms?
c. Dislike of provider
d. Depression
e. Fear of side effects
f. All of the above
g. All of the above except d
5. Which is true about patient-physician communication?
a. The physician should write the Asthma Action Plan for the patient
b. They have the same goal: improving pulmonary function
c. Writing down goals shows distrust on the physician’s part
d. Only moderate and severe asthma patients need an Action Plan
e. Gathering information from the patient helps to build a partnership
6. Which of the following is
not
true of asthma in African Americans?
a. Asthma mortality is 4 times greater for black children compared to white children
b. The population at highest risk are African Americans in impoverished urban areas
c. African Americans have been shown to have a diminished response to glucocorticoids
d. African Americans are more likely to fill prescriptions for inhaled corticosteroids while using less oral corticosteroids
