Question

Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a while. She complains of daily but not continual symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime. She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would you classify her asthma severity? a.Mild intermittent

b.Mild persistent
c.Moderate persistent
d.Severe persistent

Answer 1

Moderate persistent

Explanation:

Asthma is a medical condition with difficulty in breathing. It causes swelling in the throat which creates a problem in breathing. Asthma can be graded on the bases of symptoms. Asthma can occur occasionally with the person.

Many symptoms lead to Asthma.

Moderate asthma is a more difficult situation than mild persistent asthma. With moderate persistent asthma, people often faced problems or every day activity.

• Chest pain difficulty in breathing
• Whistling when breathing
• Swollen bronchitis.
• Coughing
• Symptoms that interfere daily routine activities.