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The AE-C exam has 175 questions and runs 3 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free AE-C questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Asthma Educator blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
A patient with mild persistent asthma has had no symptoms for three weeks and asks why she should keep using her daily inhaled corticosteroid. Which explanation is MOST accurate?
Correct answer: C - Underlying airway inflammation continues even when no symptoms are present
A 62-year-old whose asthma has been well controlled for years reports two weeks of increasing wheeze and nighttime awakenings. The only change she can identify is a new eye drop prescribed for glaucoma. Which explanation is MOST likely?
Correct answer: C - A beta-blocker eye drop is absorbed systemically and narrows the airways
A 38-year-old with asthma has chronic nasal congestion and nasal polyps. About an hour after taking ibuprofen, she develops severe wheezing and profuse rhinorrhea. This presentation is MOST consistent with:
Correct answer: C - Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease
A child in obvious respiratory distress had loud wheezing on arrival. Fifteen minutes later he is still using accessory muscles, is drowsy, and his chest is now quiet on auscultation. This change MOST likely indicates:
Correct answer: D - Airflow has become too limited to produce an audible wheeze
A 40-year-old patient has a baseline FEV1 of 2.10 L. Fifteen minutes after inhaling albuterol, the FEV1 is 2.34 L. Using NAEPP criteria for bronchodilator responsiveness, this result:
Correct answer: B - Does not meet criteria; the increase is under 12 percent
A patient's personal best peak expiratory flow is 450 L/min. Her best of three readings this morning is 290 L/min, and she reports mild chest tightness. Based on a standard peak-flow-based asthma action plan, she should:
Correct answer: A - Take quick-relief medication as directed and reassess her response
A 30-year-old has been changed to budesonide-formoterol used as single maintenance and reliever therapy (SMART). She asks when she should use her albuterol inhaler. Which response is MOST appropriate?
Correct answer: B - Use the budesonide-formoterol inhaler for both maintenance and relief
A patient prescribed a dry powder inhaler asks whether she should use it with the valved holding chamber she used with her previous metered-dose inhaler. The educator should explain that:
Correct answer: D - The chamber is not used, because this device requires forceful inhalation
A patient with persistent asthma says, "I don't see why I need something every day. I feel fine most of the time, and I'm not going to start taking a daily medicine." Which educator response is MOST appropriate at this point?
Correct answer: A - Explore what he understands and what concerns him about daily medicine
A mother reports that since her 9-year-old son started a new asthma medication six weeks ago, he has become irritable and withdrawn and is having frequent nightmares. Which medication is MOST likely responsible?
Correct answer: D - Montelukast (leukotriene receptor antagonist)
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