A nurse cares for a client with arthritis who reports frequent asthma attacks.Which action should the nurse take first?

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Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)can trigger asthma in some people.This results from increased production of leukotriene when aspirin or NSAIDs suppress other inflammatory pathways and is a high priority given the client's history.Reviewing pulmonary function test results will not address the immediate problem of frequent asthma attacks.This is a good intervention for reviewing response to bronchodilators.Questioning the client about the use of bronchodilators will address interventions for the attacks but not their cause.Reviewing arterial blood gas results would not be of use in a client between attacks because many clients are asymptomatic when not having attacks.

A Nurse Cares for a Client with Arthritis Who Reports