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Food Additives

▪ Sulfites (bisulfites and metabisulfites)
▪ Beer, wine, dried fruit, shrimp, processed potatoes
▪ Monosodium glutamate

From Lewis S, Dirksen S, Heitkemper M, Bucher L, Camera I: Medical-surgical
nursing: assessment and management of clinical problems, ed 8, St. Louis, 2011, Mosby.

Box 50-5

Classification of Asthma Severity

Severe Persistent

▪ Symptoms are continuous.
▪ Physical activity requires limitations.
▪ Frequent exacerbations occur.
▪ Nocturnal symptoms occur frequently.

Moderate Persistent

▪ Daily symptoms occur.

▪ Daily use of inhaled short-acting β-agonist is needed.
▪ Exacerbations affect activity.
▪ Exacerbations occur at least twice weekly and may last for days.
▪ Nocturnal symptoms occur more frequently than once weekly.

Mild Persistent

▪ Symptoms occur more frequently than twice weekly but less often than once
daily.
▪ Exacerbations may affect activity.
▪ Nocturnal symptoms occur more frequently than twice a month.

Mild Intermittent

▪ Symptoms occur twice weekly or less.
▪ Client is asymptomatic between exacerbations.
▪ Exacerbations are brief (hours to days).
▪ Intensity of exacerbations varies.

▪ Nocturnal symptoms occur twice a month or less.

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