A Patient Who Has Mild Persistent Asthma Uses an Albuterol

question 41

Multiple Choice

A patient who has mild persistent asthma uses an albuterol (Proventil) inhaler for chest tightness and wheezing has a new prescription for cromolyn (Intal) . To increase the patient's management and control of the asthma, the nurse should teach the patient to

• A) use the cromolyn when the albuterol does not relieve symptoms.
• B) use the cromolyn to prevent inflammatory airway changes.
• C) administer the cromolyn first for chest tightness or wheezing.
• D) administer the albuterol regularly to prevent airway inflammation.

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