Asthma – Getting to the Guidelines

Post Test
 A score of 70% must be achieved to receive continuing education credits.
 
1.

The prevalence of asthma is increasing everywhere, especially among adults.
  True
 False
2. Asthma is the greatest in urbanized areas
  True
 False
3. Cost is dependent on:
 a. Severity of disease
 b. Extent of exacerbation
 c. Avoidance/Control
 d. All of the above
4. During 2000 there were ____ million emergency room visits and nearly ____ hospitalizations.
 a. 1.5, 100,000
 b. 1.6, 350,000
 c. 1.8, 500,000
 d. 2.0, 650,000
5. A diagnosis of asthma includes the patient showing a history of:
 a. Cough
 b. Wheezing, difficulty breathing, chest tightness
 c. Symptoms occur or worsen at night
 d. All of the Above
6. Initial asthma management guidelines recognized that most adverse outcomes result from:
 a. Poor diagnosis
 b. Inadequate prescribing
 c. Less than optimal adherence to therapy
 d. All of the above
7. All of the following are disparities in asthma except:
a. Women
 b. Obesity
 c. Age
 d. Smoking
8 Asthma must be treated as an inflammatory disease. 
True
 False
9 Medication is essential for long term control.
 True
 False
10 To optimize patient adherence:
a. Use oral and written education materials/and action plans
 b.  Prescribe alternative
 c.  Hands on demonstrations of inhalers
 d. All of the above

 

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Due to the content of this activity, I will change my practice patterns by:

Providing appropriate education to patients
Provide education to providers on the NAEPP guidelines
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