This course, provided in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency, presents information for educating patients about effective asthma management techniques. These include the role of skin testing to determine that allergens may contribute to an asthmatic condition and how smoking cessation benefits the asthmatic smoker or the asthmatic family members of a smoker. Knowledge of skin testing and smoking cessation are critical tools for respiratory therapists involved in the care of asthma patients.
**Please note that all programs require the participant to view the entire intro video prior to taking the final quiz and obtaining a course certificate.**
- Describe the components of asthma according to the EPR3
- Identify what the role of the respiratory therapist can be in skin testing
- Describe why skin testing plays an essential role in the diagnosis of allergic asthma
- Identify the harmful effects of secondhand smoke/environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)
- Explain the interaction of ETS with Allergy/Asthma
- Summarize what to teach patients about protecting themselves from ETS