1. B.T. is a 50-year-old year patient with a history of asthma since childhood.  B.T’s symptoms have recently been aggravated due to triggers to her asthma

1. B.T. is a 50-year-old year patient with a history of asthma since childhood.  B.T’s symptoms have recently been aggravated due to triggers to her asthma.  B.T. has decided to see a pulmonologist to try and gain control of her asthma.  While filling out her health history she needs to identify what she considers her triggers.

List at least 3 things that can trigger an asthma exacerbation?

2.  List if the triggers are modifiable or non-modifiable?
Allergies, dust, stress, exercise=modifiable

3.  After seeing the lung specialist, B.T. is started on several new medications.  After asking B.T. to demonstrate the proper use of Albuterol, you find she is using the medication incorrectly.

Explain the proper use of Albuterol inhalers?

4.   B.T. was also started on a steroid inhaler daily.

Name one steroid inhaler that is an option.

5.  What education can you provide regarding a steroid inhaler?

6.  Which inhaler would you instruct B.T. to use first and why?

7.  B.T. is also started on a nasal spray for allergic rhinitis.

What education do you need to provide to B.T. regarding the use of the nasal spray?