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Life-threatening features of acute severe asthma includes
A Coma
B Cyanosis
C Hypotension
D SpO2> 92%
E Tachycardia
Life-threatening features of severe acute asthma include
A Confusion
B Silent- chest
C Arrhythmia
D Hypertension
E Peak expiratory flow (PE< 60 % predicted
Features compatible with severe acute asthma are
A Pulse rate >120/minute
B Peak expiratory flow rate < 200 L/min
C Respiratory rate >25 breaths/min
D Pulsus paradoxus
E Arterial PaCO2> 5 kPa on room air
Feature/s of life threatening asthma is/are
A Bradycardia
B Cyanosis
C Inability to complete sentence in one breath
D PEF <30% predicted
E Respiratory rate ≥25 breaths/min
Life threatening feature is of asthma is/are
A Silent chest
B SP02<92 % or Pa02<8 kpa
C Bradycardia
D Inability to complete sentence in one breath
E PEF 30-50% of predicted value
Feature/s compatible with severe acute asthma is/are
A Pulse rate > 115/min
B PEFR < 100L/min
C Pulsus altemans
D Respiratory rate >30 breaths/min
E PaCO2 > 6 kpa
In acute exacerbation of asthma following changes in lung functions is observed
A Reduced forced vital capacity
B Reduced peak expiratory flow rate
C Increased residual lung volume
D Increase in FEV1
E Increased tidal volume
Drugs that act directly in relieving acute symptoms of asthma- 
A Sulbutamol
B Hydrocortisone
C Promethazine
D Aminophyline
The following are features of bronchial asthma
A FEV1> 12% following administration of bronchodiiator
B FEV1> 15% decrease after 6 minutes of exercise
C Functional residual capacity is reduced
D > 20% diurnal variation > 2 days in a week for 2 weeks
E FEVI and FVC ratio is > 70%
Immediate life threatening thoracic injuries are
A Cardiac tamponade
B Flail chest
C Massive hemothorax
D Tension pneumothorax
E Injury to tracheo-bronchial tree

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