(K. Patricia Cross, 1998). Students do not begin a college course with the intention of dropping out before the end of the term, yet many do. Research shows that how students perceive their learning environment and other college experiences influences their willingness to persist.his is the situation in which many minority and first-generation students find themselves when embarking on a college experience (Rend n, Jalomo and Nora, 1998). Students worry that in order to be successful in college they will have to abandon their group identity.
Oral asthma medications are used for asthma control to prevent asthma flare-ups and not used to relieve immediate symptoms. They are taken daily -- even when a person does not have any asthma symptoms. The three oral medications discussed in this section include:
Any patient who has a diagnosis of asthma is a candidate for an asthma medication. Patients with mild, infrequent asthma symptoms may only need a short-acting rescue medication to use when needed, such as albuterol (Ventolin HFA, Proventil-HFA, Vospire ER, ProAir HFA, ProAir, RespiClick). Patients with more frequent and persistent asthma symptoms are candidates for daily medications.