Which of the Following Would You Recommend as Initial Therapy

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would you recommend as initial therapy for a patient admitted to the emergency department with acute airway obstruction (wheezing, cough, dyspnea, peak expiratory flow rate [PEFR] <60% predicted) ?
1) Assess dose-response of metered dose inhaler (MDI) albuterol (up to 12 puffs) .
2) Provide up to three small-volume jet nebulizer (SVN) treatments with albuterol every 20 min.
3) Immediately begin continuous albuterol therapy at 15 mg/hr.

• A)1 or 2 only
• B)1 or 3 only
• C)2 or 3 only
• D)1, 2, and 3

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