A patient is scheduled for spirometry. Which action should the nurse take to prepare the patient for this procedure?

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Bronchodilators are held before spirometry so that a baseline assessment of airway function can be determined. Testing is repeated after bronchodilator use to determine whether the decrease in lung function is reversible. There is no need for the patient to be NPO. Oral corticosteroids should be held before spirometry. Rescue medications (which are bronchodilators)would not be given until after the baseline pulmonary function was assessed.

A Patient Is Scheduled for Spirometry