Monitoring a patient with persistent asthma includes: 1. ...

[strangeaffliction]

Monitoring a patient with persistent asthma includes:
 
  1. Monitoring how frequently the patient has an upper respiratory infection (URI) during treatment
  2. Monthly in-office spirometry testing
  3. Determining if the patient has increased use of his or her long-acting beta-2-agonist due to exacerbations
  4. Evaluating the patient every 1 to 6 months to determine if the patient needs to step up or down in their therapy

Question 2

Asthma exacerbations at home are managed by the patient by:
 
  1. Increasing frequency of beta-2-agonists and contacting their provider
  2. Doubling inhaled corticosteroid doses
  3. Increasing frequency of beta-2-agonists
  4. Starting montelukast (Singulair)
 
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[braelync]

Answer to Question 1

4

Answer to Question 2

1

[strangeaffliction]

TYSM

[nothere]

Excellent