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Look to 5th Character in This Asthma Scenario

Published on Fri Sep 02, 2022

Question: My provider assessed a patient with asthma who was experiencing acute exacerbations twice a week, which was limiting the patient’s activities. The patient uses an inhaler more than twice a week, but not daily. A pulmonary function test (PFT) recorded a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) >80%, and the provider diagnosed an acute exacerbation of mild persistent type [...]
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