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Card 16

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What is chronic asthma and what condition is it very similar to?

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Card 17

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What is PEF?

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Card 18

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What % of best predicted PEF suggests a) acute, severe asthma b) life-threatening asthma

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Card 19

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What are other features/signs of life-threatening asthma?

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Card 20

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What investigation would you urgently do in severe/life-threatening asthma?

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Card 21

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O2 < ? = severe hypoxia

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Card 22

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If you take an ABG in this situation and there is a normal PaCO2 is this a good or bad sign?

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Card 23

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What does raised PaCO2 suggest in acute asthma?

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Card 24

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What is COPD?

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Card 25

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What are the two aspects of COPD which cause breakdown of lung tissue + increased airway resistance.

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