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strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

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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