A Patient Who Has Mild Persistent Asthma Uses an Albuterol

A patient who has mild persistent asthma uses an albuterol (Proventil) inhaler for chest tightness and wheezing has a new prescription for cromolyn (Intal) . To increase the patient's management and control of the asthma, the nurse should teach the patient to

A) use the cromolyn when the albuterol does not relieve symptoms.
B) use the cromolyn to prevent inflammatory airway changes.
C) administer the cromolyn first for chest tightness or wheezing.
D) administer the albuterol regularly to prevent airway inflammation.

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