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Asthma and inhaler

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rehellohie
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03/07/07 - 01:06 PM

A 15 YR OLD BOY NOT TAKING INHALER IN HIS SCHOOL TIMNGS FR ASTHAMA WAT WULD
U DO?
ASK MOTHER FR COUNSELING,SHIFT HIM TO ORAL.WILL ASK HIM TO GO TO SCHOOL
NURSE AT THE TIME OF DOSAGE N SHE WIL GVE HER THE INHALER ,SHIFT TO ORAL OR
MAKE HIM JOIN A TEENAGE SUPPORT GRP FR ASTHMA

unique1
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03/07/07 - 01:32 PM

In real life, you give a copy of the prescription to the school nurse and she is responsible for giving any prescribed medicine to your child on time.

So the option of going to school nurse should be the correct answer.

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03/07/07 - 01:34 PM

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girl^interrupted
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03/07/07 - 06:43 PM

but if the boy is "forgetting" taking his medicine. He'll also forget going to the school nurse...
y not shift him to oral?

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Ancylostoma
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03/07/07 - 08:05 PM

when I was in school in dallas, all meds were given to the nurse. In elementary, kindergarden, junior high and high school the situation never changed. The nurse would call the student to the office when he was suppose to take his meds. The nurse would the watch them take it. I had some friends that had adhd, ....they alway had to get their fix at specific times in the day. I would assume the same for inhalers .

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03/08/07 - 08:20 AM

Yup....I have two children with asthma and the school nurse gives them inhalers when they need them.

I think the question is not correctly worded. It is not the child who is asked to go to the nurse , but it is the nurse who is supposed to calll the child at the time of their midicine and make sure that the child takes it. This is her job and she gets paid for it. Actually children are not allowed to take the medicine by themselves in schools.

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03/08/07 - 01:18 PM

Even If u shift the dude to Oral the problem is still the same one He will forget his Medication or will not take it on time. n Yes i do Agree the Question is not correctly worded. but considering wht we have i think the Nurse is the possible closest answer.

Ok One more wht wud be the purpose of that support grp to make him realise his asthma cos to my mind thats the other logical thing is to get the guy to take medicines

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Luckyall
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03/08/07 - 03:01 PM

he is MINOR... no support groups and such, just make sure he is taking meds on time
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Revenged
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03/08/07 - 04:36 PM

girl^interrupted wrote:
y not shift him to oral?

because oral bronchodilators are rubbish...

and inhalers like salbutamol are comparitively amazing... nod

Revenged
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03/08/07 - 04:37 PM

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Luckyall wrote:

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usmle4me
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03/20/07 - 01:11 PM

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We don't know wether this kid is forgetting to take or does not want to take it to school at all. so in that case best option is to give it to nurse as changing to oral won't work if this child doesn't want to take medicine in school.

rock
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03/21/07 - 06:49 AM

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this one was informative. i did'nt know this. thanks guys.

valentino
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04/11/07 - 04:59 PM

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well almost evry question on qbank has the option of "geting more info about the patient " as the best next response.
so option A asking the mother for counselling could be valid (to find out wos stoping the kid from taking his meds,) n then decide on the further course.

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