PANCE Exam Practice Questions: Quiz 171 January 11, 2016 By Aamir Khan Leave a Comment A 30-year-old with asthma reports using levalbuterol (Xopenex) daily. He awakens with wheeze, necessitating use of the inhaler about four nights per month. Exam finds no current wheezing and the patient is not in respiratory distress. He is on no other medications for his asthma. According to current guidelines, which of the following should be initiated at this time? A. inhaled long-acting beta-agonist B. inhaled steroid plus a long-acting beta-agonist C. nebulized short-acting beta-agonist D. oral steroid tapering dose Δ
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