Asthma Lecture

Question 1

What is the recent progress in understanding asthma and it’s treatment?

Question 2

What is the presentation of asthma

Answer 2

Wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness and cough, exacerbations

Question 3

What inflammatory cells are involved in the airway inflammation during asthma

Answer 3

Eosinophils, neutrophils, T cells

Question 4

What are the two main categories of treatment of asthma?

Answer 4

Beta 2 agonists - to stop bronchoconstriction

Corticosteroids - to suppress the inflammation (hyper responsiveness, narrowing and remodelling)

Question 5

Name two types of SABA

Answer 5

Salbutamol and bricanyl

Question 6

Name two types of LABA

Answer 6

Salmeterol, formoterol

Question 7

Name three types of inhaled corticosteroids (controllers)

Answer 7

Beclomethasone
Budesonide
Fluticasone

Question 8

Combined ICS + LABA types

Answer 8

Budesonide + formoterol

Fluticasone + salmeterol

Question 9

What is the main change proposed by GINA 2021

Answer 9

The use of a low dose ICS like formoterol as a reliever