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AAMA CMA Practice Question

A 65-year-old patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been prescribed a new inhaler. The medical assistant needs to educate the patient on using the device. As part of the instruction, what should the medical assistant emphasize immediately after the patient takes a long, deep inhalation of the medication?

  • Continue to breathe in and out rapidly to facilitate deeper penetration of the medication into the lung tissue.

  • Take a few rapid, shallow breaths to ensure the medication is distributed evenly throughout the lungs.

  • Exhale immediately to expel any residual medication from the airways and prevent potential side effects.

  • Hold the breath for approximately 10 seconds or as long as comfortably possible to allow for better absorption of the medication.

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