A Patient Who Has Been Newly Diagnosed with Asthma Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

A patient who has been newly diagnosed with asthma is referred to an asthma clinic. The patient reports daily symptoms requiring short-acting beta₂-agonist treatments for relief. The patient has used oral glucocorticoids three times in the past 3 months and reports awakening at night with symptoms about once a week. The patient's forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV₁) is 75% of predicted values. The nurse will expect this patient to be started on which regimen?

• A) Daily low-dose inhaled glucocorticoid/LABA with a SABA as needed
• B) Daily low-dose inhaled glucocorticoid and a SABA as needed
• C) Daily medium-dose inhaled glucocorticoid/LABA combination
• D) No daily medications; just a SABA as needed

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