Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 67%
Practice
You are caring for a 30-year-old woman who has had asthma since childhood. Currently, she reports symptoms three or four times a week, but never more than once a day. Sometimes her symptoms cause her to skip her usual exercise regimen. She wakes in the night approximately three or four times a month to use her inhaler and return to bed. Which of the following classifications best characterizes her asthma?
Correct answer
C
Rationale
Symptoms >2 days/week but not daily, with nighttime awakenings >2/month, classify as mild persistent asthma per guidelines.