Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a while. She complains of daily but not continual symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime. She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would you classify her asthma severity? a. Mild intermittent

b. Mild persistent

c. Moderate persistent

d. Severe persistent

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Kolton Freeman

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21 May, 00:53

Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has not been treated for a while. She complains of daily but not continual symptoms, greater than 1 week and at nighttime. She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60% to 80% predicted. How would you classify her asthma severity? a. Mild intermittent

b. Mild persistent

c. Moderate persistent

d. Severe persistent

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Fernanda Pineda · Answer 1

Moderate persistent

Explanation:

Asthma is a medical condition with difficulty in breathing. It causes swelling in the throat which creates a problem in breathing. Asthma can be graded on the bases of symptoms. Asthma can occur occasionally with the person.

Many symptoms lead to Asthma.

Moderate asthma is a more difficult situation than mild persistent asthma. With moderate persistent asthma, people often faced problems or every day activity.

Chest pain difficulty in breathing Whistling when breathing Swollen bronchitis. Coughing Symptoms that interfere daily routine activities.