Your patient is receiving continuous albuterol treatment for an acute exacerbation of her asthma. What would you monitor during her treatment? 1. The patient's subjective reaction to treatment 2. The patient's heart rate
3. The patient's pulse oximeter saturation
4. Laboratory values (CBC)
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 2, 3, and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
ANS: D
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