[Expert Solution]: An adolescent who has exercise-induced…

An adolescent who has exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is on the high school track team and has recently begun to practice daily during the school week. The adolescent uses 2 puffs of albuterol via a metereddose inhaler 20 minutes before exercise but reports decreased effectiveness since beginning daily practice. What will the primary care nurse practitioner do? Refer for allergy testing Increase the albuterol to 4 pulfs 20 minutes prior to exercise. Order a daily inhaled corticosteroid medication. Counsel the adolescent to decrease the number of practices each week.