What is a decision tool you could use to help guide decision making regarding diagnostic testing for this patient?    

A patient calls your office and reports they are having an acute asthma exacerbation based on their home peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) being 70% of their normal, personal best. Their oxygen saturation is 97% and they are otherwise stable. What do you advise the patient to do?

Match the tests for asthma with the rationale for the test:

You confirm the diagnosis of COPD for this patient and determine the patient has Moderate COPD. What pharmacotherapy do you initiate for this patient?

 A patient presents with painful swelling in the mouth and increased pain at mealtimes, feels otherwise well. On exam, patient is afebrile, and the provider notes a mass in the oral cavity near the sublingual salivary gland region. What is the most likely cause of these symptoms?

What are the mainstays of treatment for this condition? Select all that apply.  

A patient presents to the clinic in respiratory distress, hypotensive, cyanosis, altered mental status, heart murmur, pleuritic chest pain with radiation to the back. What is your initial treatment plan? 

What is your top differential for this patient’s diarrhea? 

A 3 month old born at 33 weeks gestation is brought to the urgent care you are working at after a witnessed brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE). Parents report that the event lasted approximately 45 seconds and the event resolved spontaneously without intervention. What do you recommend for management?

What is the gold standard test you would order to confirm the diagnosis of COPD in this patient?