Assessment Questions with Complete
Solutions
Asked about respiratory illness history besides asthma - Denies history of bronchitis
- Denies history of pneumonia
- Denies history of emphysema
Followed up on asthma diagnosis - Report specific age of diagnosis is 2.5 years old
Asked about seeing an asthma specialist - Reports not seeing asthma doctor in two years
Asked about past hospitalizations - Reports past hospitalizations for asthma
- Reports five past hospitalizations for asthma
- Reports most recent hospitalization at age 16
- Reports hospital treatment was usually steroids and a nebulizer
Asked about general allergies - Reports allergy to cats
, Followed up on allergy symptoms - Reports sneezing, itchy eyes, and wheezing
Asked about allergy treatment - Reports avoiding cats when possible
- Reports using inhaler
- Reports showering
Asked about tobacco use - Denies currently smoking tobacco
- Denies history of smoking tobacco
- Denies vaping
Asked about marijuana use - Reports past recreational marijuana smoking
Followed up on marijuana - Reports smoking marijuana for 5 or 6 years
- Reports stopped smoking marijuana 6 or 7 years ago
- Reports stopped using because of health reasons and waning interest