If you must give the two inhalers together, how will you teach the patient to do it? Include the sequence, patient teaching and possible adverse effects. Mrs. Jones, a 59-year-old white female greeted you at the door with complaints of shortness of breathafter cleaning her dusty closet. You are seeing her for a home visit because she was just dischargedfrom the hospital for exacerbation of her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). She hadsimilar symptoms approximately a week and a half ago from an exacerbation of her COPD. Mrs. Jonespast medical history is significant for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, COPD,hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, tobacco usage, and obesity. You heard wheezing onexpiration when you auscultated her chest. The patient has two metered dose inhalers (MDI) prescribedto her- Proventil inhaler 2 puffs every 4-6 hours and Beclomethasone Dioprionate inhaler two puffs,once daily. Her other medications aside from the MDI's, include hydralazine 50 mg by mouth, 3 timesper day, hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg by mouth daily, aspirin 81 mg by mouth daily, clopidogrel 75 mg bymouth daily, and isosorbide mononitrate 60 mg by mouth daily.

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you must give the two inhalers together, how will you teach the patient to do it? Include the sequence, patient teaching and possible adverse effects.

Phlebotomy Essentials

6th Edition

ISBN:9781451194524

Author:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Publisher:Ruth McCall, Cathee M. Tankersley MT(ASCP)

Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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