Very young asthmatic children should be treated at home with which maintenance therapy?
1. An MDI
2. A DPI
3. Nebulized budesonide
4. Intravenous prednisone
Question 2
An adult with asthma is being treated with cromolyn. The patient asks how this drug helps the attacks. Select the nurse's best response.
1. Cromolyn is used to abort an ongoing attack.
2. Cromolyn is used to open the airway rapidly when an attack first begins.
3. Cromolyn prevents attacks by suppressing airway inflammation.
4. Cromolyn stabilizes inflammatory cells and promotes the release of histamine.