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Go Over the Chief Complaint
Review His Past Medical History
Review His Current Medications
Review His Social History
Take a Family History
Do a Physical Exam
Order Laboratory Exams
Make a Diagnosis and Prescribe Medications to Treat This Patient!
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Go over the NAEP guidelines on asthma diagnosis and treatment
Review Asthma Medications
Review Spirometry and Sample Cases
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Diagnosis and Management of Asthma

Case 3.

Kathy is a 7 y/o girl with a 5 year history of asthma. She is currently using her beta2 agonist inhaler 4 or 5 times a week and has nocturnal symptoms about twice a month. She is not taking any other medications. History is otherwise unremarkable.
Physical exam is normal.
Spirometry shows FEV1 = 90%.

Question 1.

The correct diagnosis is:

  1. Severe Persistent Asthma
  2. Moderate Persistent Asthma
  3. Mild Persistent Asthma
  4. Mild Intermittent Asthma

Because she has symptoms more than twice a week but not daily, nightime symptoms only twice a month and normal spirometry, Kathy can be classified as having mild persistent asthma.

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