A patient newly diagnosed with asthma is being discharged. The nurse anticipates including which topic in the discharge teaching?
a. Use of long-acting ?-adrenergic medications
b. Side effects of sustained-release theophylline
c. Self-administration of inhaled corticosteroids
d. Complications associated with oxygen therapy
ANS: C
Inhaled corticosteroids are more effective in improving asthma than any other drug and are indicated for all patients with persistent asthma. The other therapies would not typically be first-line treatments for newly diagnosed asthma.
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