Jill, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities, and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation. Which category of asthma severity is Jill in?

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Lilyana Powers

Biology

5 February, 08:14

Jill, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her activities, and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation. Which category of asthma severity is Jill in?

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Lilliana Dyer · Answer 1

The severity of Jil's asthma is characterized as "Moderate persistent ".

Explanation:

Asthma has different degrees of severity, which may evolve or regress. The milder degree has mild and paused symptoms. It manifests up to two days a week and up to two nights a month. It can progress to grade 4, where severe persistent symptoms occur throughout the day, often at night and several times a week.

Asthma can be classified according to severity as intermittent and persistent mild, moderate and severe.

The patient with moderate persistent asthma has daily symptoms, nocturnal awakenings more than once a week, daily need for beta-2 adrenergic agonist for relief, and exacerbations more than twice a year.