Understanding Bronchial Asthma
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What is the characteristic asthma triad?

  • Chronic cough, chest tightness, and shortness of breath
  • Fever, chills, and muscle aches
  • Nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain
  • Episodic attacks of breathlessness, cough, and wheezing (correct)
  • Which asthma phenotype is characterized by a personal or family history of allergic asthma and co-occurrence with allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis?

  • Intrinsic asthma
  • Allergic asthma (correct)
  • Eosinophilic asthma
  • Non-allergic asthma
  • What is likely to result in increased blood and sputum in allergic asthma?

  • High levels of eosinophilic inflammation
  • Allergic inflammation (correct)
  • Elevated induced sputum eosinophils
  • Presence of airway inflammation
  • What is the defining factor for eosinophilic asthma?

    <p>High levels of eosinophilic inflammation in the absence of atopy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a useful indicator of the presence of airway inflammation in eosinophilic asthma?

    <p>Blood eosinophil count of ≥300 cells/μL</p> Signup and view all the answers

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