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This disorder causes airway hyperesponsiveness leading to wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough. (Chronic inflammatory disorder of airways)
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Asthma
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What is the Asthma triad?
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Nasal polyps
Asthma Sensitivy to ASA and NSAIDs |
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early phase response of this disorder causes vascular congestion, edema formation, production of thick tenacious mucus, bronchial muscle spasm, thickening of airway walls.
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Asthma
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How long could it take the late phase response in regards to asthma to manifest?
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4-10 hours, occurs in 30-50%, can be more severe than early phase and last for 24 hours
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What are clinical manifestations of Asthma?
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recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, cough and tight chest.
may be abrupt or gradual lasts minutes to hours Expiration is prolonged (inspiration-expiration ratio increses from 1:2-1:3 or 1:4 |
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Severe asthma attacks always have audible wheezing True or False?
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False
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What are some diagnostic tests for asthma?
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Detailed H & P Exam
Pulmonary function tests Peak flow monitoring Chest X-Ray ABG's |
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Acute asthma episode tx involves what?
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Inhaled b-adrenergic agonists by MDI
Albuterol- short acting O2 delivery by high-flow or partial flow mask Corticosteroids used to prevent acute asthma episodes, may be given IV or PO If airways not open an acute episode unresolved intubation will occur |
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During acute asthma episode louder wheezing means that airways are getting worse True or False
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False, louder wheezing may occur in airways that are responding to therapy
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Sign of Resp Failure during acute asthma episode would be?
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Breath sounds continue to decrease, wwheezing decreases, pulseox < 90%, coughing, pt's dyspnea worsens
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