Mohammad Nassar is a 15-year-old male complaining of increased difficulty breathing over the last two days. From his chart, you see that Mohammad has a history of asthma and is on a maintenance dose of albuterol 4 mg extended-release tablets twice a day. Dr. Williams has ordered a peak expiratory flow test and has referred Mohammad for allergy testing. Why did the doctor refer Mohammad for allergy testing? In addition to the prescribed medication, what can Mohammad do to help reduce his symptoms?

Characteristics of moderate sedation include: a. difficult arousal b. independent and continuous maintenance of a patent airway c. no experienced amnesia d. hemodynamic instability

Females who lift weights are not going to develop large, bulky muscles because a. they have more muscle fibers than men b. they have thicker muscle fibers than men c. they have lower testosterone levels than men d. all of the above does not change length

Anurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy. for which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse consider filling an incident report? a. the client had chemotherapy 12 hr before the medication was administered. b. the nurse flushed the client’s iv line with d5w before and after the medication was administered. c. the client’s absolute neutrophil count was 2,500/mm^3 before the medication was administered. d. the medication vial sat at the room temperature for 2 hr before it was administered.