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Respiratory Therapist

Category - Initiation and Modification of Interventions

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According to NAEPP guidelines, when should therapy be increased for an asthmatic patient who is currently only taking a short-acting bronchodilator?
  1. Patients who have a consistently normal PEF record
  2. Patients with exercised-induced bronchoconstriction who use more than one canister per month
  3. Patients classified as a mild intermittent asthmatic
  4. An adult with a past medical history of pediatric asthma but no recent asthma attacks
Explanation
Answer: B-Patients with exercised-induced bronchoconstriction who use more than one canister per month should be prescribed a daily long term therapy.

Patients with a consistently normal PEF record do not need additional therapy. A mild intermittent asthmatic does need to take daily medication but mild, moderate, and severe persistent asthmatics do. An adult with a past medical history of pediatric asthma without recent bronchoconstriction would not need additional, if any, medication.
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