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chandani

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A 7-year-old who has had some nighttime coughing and dyspnea is being seen in the clinic for testing to determine whether asthma is a possible diagnosis. Which test do you anticipate will be done first?
 
  A. Allergy skin testing
  B. Bronchoprovocation testing
  C. Pulmonary function testing
  D. Immunoglobulin E (IgE) testing

Question 2

You assess the child who has not been using the prescribed Flovent inhaler. The parents tell you that they do not know much about the medication. Which teaching point is most important to stress with the parents?
 
  A.Monitoring of the child's growth rate is needed since steroids may slow the growth rate.
  B.Flovent must be used twice daily to be effective in preventing asthma symptoms.
  C.Early-onset osteoporosis may occur because steroids affect bone metabolism.
  D.Increases in the Flovent dose will probably be needed as the child grows.


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Bison

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

B


chandani

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Wow, this really help

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