The Parent of a High School Basketball Player Tells the Primary

question 10

Multiple Choice

The parent of a high school basketball player tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the adolescent becomes short of breath only when exercising. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?

• A) Permanent discontinuation of all strenuous and aerobic activities
• B) Enrollment in a conditioning program to improve performance
• C) Evaluation for underlying cardiac causes of this symptom
• D) Treatment for exercise-induced asthma with a bronchodilator

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