Asthma

asking, if Rick has any new exposures with an animal or pet? Along with do you have any known allergies? Allergies can attribute to exacerbations. Your asthma treatment plan focusing on pharmacological and non-pharmacologic focus intuitively patient centered as well as supporting patient autonomy. Excellent job! In your post, you mention keeping an asthma diary, which is a helpful in recognizing triggers Rick may not have known otherwise. In regards to patient education, Rick would benefit…

Introduction Asthma is a serious respiratory disease that is affecting an increasing number of people across the world. The disease is associated to the inflammation of bronchia which restrict the patient’s berating. Asthma is not curable but can be managed by the patient to live an almost normal life. Tammy is currently 17 years of age and is on the school cheer leading team. She has also been experiencing an increasing number of attacks in recent years clearly demonstrating Tammy and her…

began to discuss his experience living with asthma. He prefers to conceal his illness as much as possible. He views himself as having a weakness and wants to hide it, and it was clear throughout the entire interview. We are extremely close, but I have rarely seen him use his asthma inhaler in the six years we have known each other. I have even gone with him to the emergency room when he had pneumonia; however, there is a deep-rooted belief that asthma equals weakness. I did not take it lightly…

Facing Exercise-Induced Asthma Exercise-induced asthma is a major obstacle for athletes who suffer from it. Some, face this and regular asthma, making for a real challenge. Symptoms include chest tightness, wheezing, coughing and labored breathing which are triggered from exercising. People are not always born with exercise-induced asthma, but may develop it at some point in their lives. There are many triggers that are the origin of this, including when exercising in cold weather, with heavy…

1. Classify JR’s asthma severity and control based on signs and symptoms prior to ER admission. JR’s severity would be moderate relating to the fact that he has more than one nighttime awakening; symptoms are daily with wheezing and shortness of breath (SOB); daily use of albuterol; exposure to smoke and allergens. (Chisholm-, Schwinghammer, Wells, Kolesar, & DiPiro, 2016, p. 243). His asthma is not well controlled related to daily use of inhalers; symptoms are > 2 times a week; continued…

Asthma is one of most common respiratory system health hazards in our society lately. Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. Honestly, many researchers can't explain the reason for why it is so common. They do have many theories though, some say that the air quality and pollution can cause much harm to us. Two other theories about asthma being so common suggest that the small space of our homes, as well as the materials that make up our homes, promote the…

could be 1. Patient and family suffering from economic hardship 2. There may be a possible mental health challenges with the mother 3. Nonadherence to medication or 4. There is a possible child abuse or neglect issues. child suffering from bronchial asthma needs to be under constant medical supervision. According to Nicholson, Strazdins, Brown, & Bittman, socio-economy can have an immediate impact on a child’s health and development. If economic hardship is the case in this family, then the they…

Asthma Education An asthma attack can be a very frightening event for a patient. Asthma can lead to increased anxiety for the patient which is also terrifying. Patient education for asthma can help a patient take control by being aware of triggers and knowing exactly what to do during an asthma attack (Evans-Agnew & Cooper, 2016, p. 24). The reason that this writer chose an article related to asthma patient education is that asthma is a very scary disease, especially to a child, and teaching…

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which makes the respiratory tract hyper-responsive. Exact mechanisms of asthma are complicated to pinpoint due to its heterogeneity of eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma. However, abnormal accumulation of mast cells, eosinophils, dendritic cells, and basophils are thought to be the major cause of asthma, resultant in IgE mediated sensitization with Th-2 CD4+ lymphocytes secreting cytokines IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, IL-17, and IFN-γ…

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…