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Title: A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) is evaluating a patient with asthma who reports having ... Post by: Samijo30 on Jan 25, 2018 A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) is evaluating a patient with asthma who reports having wheezing and coughing 1 or 2 days each week and awakening from sleep three or four times each month with asthma symptoms.
The patient's forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) is 80 of the predicted value. The patient's current medication regimen is an albuterol metered-dose inhaler, 2 puffs every 4 hours as needed. The NP should prescribe: a. montelukast (Singulair) po daily. b. ipratropium bromide bid with albuterol. c. a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), 2 puffs bid. d. a long-acting B-adrenergic agonist (LABA), 1 puff bid. Title: A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) is evaluating a patient with asthma who reports having ... Post by: katrhina on Jan 25, 2018 Content hidden
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