Assessment Task Two Case Study Question 1 Mr. Harding has a number of ‘pre-morbid’ chronic conditions that may be impacting on his admission and the care you will need to provide. Choose two (2) of Mr. Harding’s chronic diseases, explain the pathophysiology. What organs are affected by each disorder? (20 marks/10 per disorder) Asthma Asthma is a chronic syndrome related to the inflamed airways of the lungs (Rogers 2010).…
For asthma, the asthma specialist nurse can support the individual disease, the asthma specialist nurse can attend the hospital, the doctor's, the patient home, they can treat the patient where ever the patient would preferred to be treated. They would support the disease because they would do regular check up on the individual with asthma, they could also do test to make sure the individual heart is function well. Asthma specialist nurse has a qualification. Asthma specialist support asthma because that what their job is it is all about asthma and they have the knowledge of asthma. Asthma specialist nurse have a total of at least nine years of training, An asthma specialist can work with patients to prevent, diagnose and treat asthma allergies.…
Cleveland area is surrounded by a vast variety of factories where air quality is an issue. Hence, poor air quality has a negative impact on asthmatic, elderly, and children. Children are still growing, for that reason they are breathing and inhale quickly than grownups. For example, during the summer time children are spending the majority of the time playing outside so, they are exposed to the air pollution caused by a high level of smog what increase the threat asthma, and cardiovascular…
clear clear The Environment and Asthma Triggers The increase in atmospheric pollution, especially in cities, is largely to blame for the rise in the incidence of asthma. Increases in industrial effluents and heavy concentrations of nitrogen oxides from motor vehicle exhausts help contribute to a declining air quality. Studies have concluded that the ozone produced when sunlight reacts with these oxides are damaging to the ciliated lining of the…
This is a large issue in ensuring that the education rate stays high and in attempting to give them a life to set them on the right track. Today in Syracuse, there are 6,109 children under the age of 18 who have asthma, and almost 17,000 adults (CDC, 2015). It is unlikely their life will change in the next few years through their home situation, which means that the high school drop out rates will increase, and in turn make poverty levels rise. The way to make sure this is changed is to encourage good educational skills, and to get them out of harmful situations. In the video we watch in class today, many of the homes were changed and the community made a huge turn around.…
Review of Literature: An Asthma action plan is defined as written or electronic record agreed between an individual patient (or their parent/carer) and their health professional(s) providing personalised guidance on what actions to take when their asthma symptoms or peak flow deteriorates.(13, 14) They have been found to an effective part of asthma self management in children and adults (7,8) Aspects of AAPs considered to be important for its use include essential information, readability, suitability and usability from a consumer’s perspective. (11) Essential Information : AAPs are available in many different forms, hence it is important to determine the essential information that make it an effective tool for asthma management. The most important…
This assignment will discuss about a 49 year old, woman who was diagnosed with Asthma. A real-life experience as a main source of information discovers the discomforts and expectations of the Long Term Conditions (LTC). Looking at her self-management plan and the self-management support she received to manage her health and improve her quality of life. The importance of health education and services are provided to manage the complications and maintain a good quality life. For this assignment, I had to build the trust, to obtain all the relevant information.…
What would you recommend to patients about this article, information, and publication? I would advise a patient to be cautious what they read online and in magazines. I would teach them to look up reliable websites like; The National Instituted of health. It is also imperative that even though there are reliable sources, it is important to seek medical evaluation and support. The article that was selected was Asthma, from Women’s Health magazine (May, 2013).…
Asthma affects a lot of people in this world from children, Adults, and elderly; some have a hard time adjusting because there’s so many things you have to be cautious about. Diseases that affect the airway can be very challenging and difficult to live with, especially for children because they have to have to be very careful not to do anything to trigger their asthma. How Asthma is Trigger People today are living with asthma and will probably never know because they never had any signs or symptoms to occur until something triggers their…
• To improve the quality of life and reduce the occurrences of asthma and COPD…
Asthma Treatment and Management One asthma treatment does not fit all. Brian’s current problem is corticosteroid refill such as Asmanex or Advair and avoiding asthma triggers such as smoking. That will fix the problem. However, a stepwise approach to asthma management is important and the current guidelines is using the stepwise approach.…
In fact, asthma symptoms could last his whole life, but it could be less or more severe at different points in his life. Then, his parents had to spend many nights in the hospital and were always aware of signs of an asthma attack. Moreover, they were always worried about what activities were safe for him and how many days of school he was missing. In the beginning of our interview, I also asked my uncle how asthma has impacted his life.…
The independent variables or interventions for these studies included: written asthma action plans, routine asthma education, guideline-based preventive action (such as preventive medication, asthma action plan receipt, and recommended asthma follow-up). The dependent variables or outcomes included: number of asthma events (such as ED visits, hospitalizations, office visits), missed school days, night-time awakening symptoms, and…
This enables the client to better understand how to manage their asthma. In addition, the intervention involves an assessment of environmental triggers in the…
The number of children who currently have asthma is 6.8 million, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website. Asthma is a chronic disease in your airways that makes breathing difficult sometimes. An asthma attack is the inflammation in the airway passages, which make the airways that carries oxygen become temporary, narrowed. People that have asthma can be especially sensitive to triggers. Often time’s airways will flare up to the simplest triggers like pollen, animal dander, dust, fumes, or poor air quality (WebMD).…