An adult patient with asthma has had uncontrolled symptoms a…
An adult patient with asthma has had uncontrolled symptoms after starting treatment 3 months ago. Before considering any step up in treatment, the family nurse should consider that the current treatment may be ineffective because:
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An otherwise healthy, nonsmoking patient presents with a dry cough for the last 2 months. She has a history of diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux disorder and was recently diagnosed with hypertension. She is on famotidine (Pepcid) 20 mg PO QHS, metformin 500 mg po BID and lisinopril (Zestril) 20 mg PO daily. The treatment that may yield the highest probability of success includes:
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