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An Asthmatic Patient Who Has a New Prescription for Advair

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An asthmatic patient who has a new prescription for Advair Diskus (combined fluticasone and salmeterol) asks the nurse the purpose of using two drugs. The nurse explains that


A) Advair is a combination of long-acting and slow-acting bronchodilators.
B) the two drugs work together to block the effects of histamine on the bronchioles.
C) one drug decreases inflammation, and the other is a bronchodilator.
D) the combination of two drugs works more quickly in an acute asthma attack.

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