A patient comes to the Emergency Department with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing, dyspnea, nonproductive cough, and tachypnea. What treatment does the healthcare professional anticipate for this patient as the priority?
A)Sputum culture
B)History of illness exposure
C)Antibiotics
D)Inhaled bronchodilator

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Asthma is characterized by expiratory wheezing, dyspnea, nonproductive coughing, prolonged expiration, tachycardia, and tachypnea. Severe attacks involve the use of accessory muscles of respiration, and wheezing is heard during both inspiration and expiration. The treatment consists of inhaled b-agonist bronchodilators, oxygen if needed, and corticosteroids. After the patient has been stabilized, the healthcare professional attempts to determine the cause of the attack, which would include a possible sputum culture and getting a history of any recent exposures to illness. Antibiotics will be given for a bacterial infection, such as pneumonia or pharyngitis, that led to the attack.

A Patient Comes to the Emergency Department with Inspiratory and Expiratory