1. This parameter is most useful for documentation of severity of asthma (a)PEFR (b)FEV1 (c)FVC (d)FEV25

2. This abnormaility of PEFR is NOT suggestive of asthma (a) diurnal variation of >20% (b) 20% after bronchodilator therapy (d) iurnal vaiation of <30%

3. A child with recurrent wheezing, clubbing and malabsorption is likey to be a case of (a) severe bronchial asthma (b) bronchiectesis © cystic fibrosis (d) foreign body inhalation

4. Alternative second-line therapy in combination with inhaled glucocorticoids in moderate to severe asthma in children is (a) salbutamol (b) theophylline © cromolyn (d) salmetrol

5. MDIs should be used for (a) all ages (b) infants © school going children (d) teenages

6. An asthmatic child on medication has 3 day symptoms per week and used salbutamol for it, awakes up at night coughing but has had only 2 exacerbations in the last 1 year. He is most likely (a) controlled (b)mildly symptomatic © uncontrolled (d) partially controlled

7. In home treatment of acute exacerbation of asthma short acting beta 2 agonist by MDI and spacer is given, one puff very 30-60 seconds for a maximum of __ doses (a) 2 (b) 4 © 8 (d) 10