A primary care nurse practitioner (NP) is evaluating a patient with asthma who reports having wheezing and coughing 1 or 2 days each week and awakening from sleep three or four times each month with asthma symptoms
The patient's forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) is 80% of the predicted value. The patient's current medication regimen is an albuterol metered-dose inhaler, 2 puffs every 4 hours as needed. The NP should prescribe: a. montelukast (Singulair) po daily.
b. ipratropium bromide bid with albuterol.
c. a low-dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), 2 puffs bid.
d. a long-acting B-adrenergic agonist (LABA), 1 puff bid.
C
This patient has symptoms of mild, persistent asthma. The preferred controller medication in adults and children with persistent asthma is a low-dose ICS. Montelukast is a leukotriene modifier, which may be considered as an alternative to a low-dose ICS but is not the first option to try. Ipratropium is often used during an acute exacerbation but not for long-term control. LABA medications are used in patients with moderate persistent symptoms.
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