What should you teach the client who has step II asthma that is triggered by exercise?
A. "Do not engage in any form of exercise activity."
B. "Use a short-acting beta agonist before engaging in exercise."
C. "Avoid participating in water-related activity such as swimming, diving, or water aerobics."
D. "Use systemic corticosteroids rather than inhaled corticosteroids on the days when you exercise."
B
Clients categorized as step II have mild, persistent asthma. This condition is not a contraindica-tion for exercise; however, certain precautions should be followed. If an asthma attack occurs during exercise, the client should slow down or stop the activity, depending on the degree of breathlessness experienced. The best intervention is to prevent an episode from occurring by us-ing asthma medication (short-acting beta-adrenergic agonist) right before starting the exercise.
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