Asthma Scenario 1

8 year old Ashley presents as a follow-up from an urgent care visit 2 days ago. For the past month, she has awakened 3-4 times at night due to coughing. Her mother has noticed that she has had trouble breathing a few times when she is running outside. She was treated at urgent care with a nebulized b2 agonist and her wheezing completely resolved. She was not given steroids. In addition, her peak flow values, which were 70% of normal upon admission to urgent care, increased to 80% after treatment. Today her peak flow is 80% of normal and she is not wheezing. Her family recently adopted a cat.

What is the asthma severity level? Select the best answer, and then click Continue.

Mild intermittent.

Mild persistent.

Moderate persistent.

Severe persistent.

This learning activity was developed by Christine Pintz, FNP, MSN, coordinator of the Family Nurse Practitioner program at the George Washington University, in collaboration with Partnerships for Training, an Association of Academic Health Centers program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

No, her symptoms are consistent with mild persistent asthma because her FEV is 80% and her symptoms were present only a few times last month and less than once a week at night. Click the Continue button below to move on.

That's correct. Her symptoms are consistent with mild persistent asthma because her FEV is 80% and her symptoms were present only a few times last month and less than once a week at night. Click the Continue button below to move on.

No, her symptoms are consistent with mild persistent asthma because her FEV is 80% and her symptoms were present only a few times last month and less than once a week at night. Click the Continue button below to move on.