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Chapter 40. Epidemiology of Asthma
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True/False Questions
- More than 300 million people suffer from asthma in the world population.
- Asthma causes approximately 400,000 deaths per year, many of which are due to suboptimal long-term medical care and lack of access to emergency services during the final attack of status asthmaticus.
- In the asthmatic patient, spirometry testing classically reveals that lung dysfunction is not reversed by administration of a short-acting beta-agonist such as albuterol.
- Strachan’s hygiene hypothesis states that exposure of younger children to infectious agents already contracted by older children in the family confers protection against the development of allergic conditions such as eczema, hay fever, and asthma.
- Atopy refers to the production of specific antibodies belonging to the IgE class of immunoglobulins in response to common environmental allergens.
- Childhood asthma constitutes more than two thirds of all cases in most populations surveyed.
- Infection by respiratory syncytial viruses and/or rhinoviruses have been found to increase the risk of asthma development in children.
- Environmental tobacco smoke is not a significant risk factor for asthma development in children.
- Obesity is a risk factor for asthma development in children but not adults.
- Specific food allergies (e.g., milk, eggs, and peanuts) increase the risk of developing childhood asthma.
Multiple Choice Questions
- Which of the following chronic diseases shows a decline in prevalence during the human lifespan?
- Emphysema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Asthma
- Mental illness
- The diagnosis of asthma is confirmed by lung spirometry when lung dysfunction is partially reversed by administration of what drug?
- Estrogen
- Testosterone
- Albuterol
- Aspirin
- Approximately what fraction of asthma cases are diagnosed in children?
- One fourth
- One third
- One half
- Two thirds
- Risk factors for childhood asthma include all of the following except:
- food allergies.
- chronic exposure to tobacco smoke.
- obesity.
- infectious mononucleosis.
- The relative risk of asthma in individuals with five or more allergic reactions to common allergens by the skin prick test is approximately:
- 2.
- 5.
- 10.
- 20.
- Risk factors for adult onset asthma include all of the following except:
- occupational allergens.
- aspirin sensitivity.
- obesity.
- immunization history.
- What ubiquitous substance present in the cell walls of mold, fungi, cockroaches, and other arthropods stimulates severe atopic reactions in some individuals?
- Collagen
- Chitin
- Cholesterol
- Amyloid
- What term best describes genetic predisposition to asthma?
- Pleiotropic
- Autosomal dominant
- Autosomal recessive
- Polygenic
Essay Questions
- Discuss the pathogenesis of asthma.
- Discuss the global burden of asthma.
- Discuss the findings of Strachan and the hygiene hypothesis of asthma.
- Discuss skin reactions to common allergens and asthmatic risk.
- Discuss effects of environmental tobacco smoke in asthmatic children.
- Discuss key findings from studies of obesity and asthma in children and adults.
- Describe specific infectious agents that increase the risk of asthma development in children.
- Discuss strategies for the prevention, control, and therapy of asthma.
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