Asthma Management — MCQs

A 3-year-old is diagnosed with severe acute asthma exacerbation. Which medication is given first?

Which of the following is a long-acting beta-2 agonist?

Maximum effect of bronchodilatation in asthma is caused by -

What is the most appropriate method for administering asthma treatment to an infant under one year of age?

A patient presents with wheezing that improves with as-needed use of albuterol. Spirometry shows FEV1 ranging from 70 % to 83 %, and the patient experiences nighttime chest tightening twice a week. What is the most appropriate treatment?

A known case of COPD with acute exacerbation of symptoms. On examination patient was conscious and alert, pulse was 110 beats/ min and bilateral wheeze present. All of the following are true in the management of the patient except:

In a child with exercise-induced asthma, which action is recommended?

A patient develops acute respiratory distress, stridor, unilateral hyperinflation of the chest with decreased breath sounds on that side. What is the most likely cause?

Pneumatocele is commonest in which of the following conditions?

A 1-year-old infant presents with biphasic stridor, barking cough, and difficulty in breathing for the past 3-4 days. The infant has a high-grade fever and an elevated leukocyte count. Which of the following statements regarding this clinical condition is not true?