Category: Asthma

Table of Contents Subjective Data Objective Data Diagnosis Treatment Plan Pharmacologic Intervention Step Wise Therapy Non -Pharmacologic Intervention Community Resources to Support the Patient Communication Plan References Subjective Data My past three weeks have been characterized by coughing, fatigue, sneezing, and wheezing throughout the day and night. In my childhood, I was diagnosed with chickenpox,…

Table of Contents Subjective Objective Assessment Plan References Subjective The patient states that she has been experiencing shortness of breath while at work. The patient cannot identify the onset of the symptoms but states that she has had them for a few months. The shortness of breath experienced by the patient is usually mild, which…

The Blue Angel for Asthma Kids The Blue Angel for Asthma Kids application is an internet-based highly interactive asthma control program. The program helps children monitor their peak expiratory pattern and flow, and control the effects of asthmatic attacks. The program also checks the childrens adherence to inhaled corticosteroid medication. It offers a self management…

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are among the most significant treatment alternatives in stubborn asthma attributable to their effectiveness in restraining the inflammatory reaction. The medical gains of long-standing treatment with inhaled corticosteroids are constantly highlighted in national (the US and UK) and global directives. Nonetheless, in their study, Loke, Blanco, Thavarajah, and Wilson (2015) affirmed that…

Table of Contents Patient Education Use of the Metered Dose Inhaler Use of the Nebulizer References Extant nursing scholarship demonstrates that asthma remains the most common chronic childhood disease and one of the leading causes of childhood morbidity, school absenteeism, parent lost work days, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations not only in the United States…

Asthma in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Demographics Asthma affects a vast number of people, with each population group being nearly as vulnerable to it as the others are. According to the World Health Organization (2016), there are 235,000,000 asthma patients. Therefore, it is crucial to create strategies that could help not only manage the issue but also…

Introduction: Asthma as the Most Common Chronic Disease in the 21st Century Background Asthma is considered one of the greatest scourges of the 21st century for a reason (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2016). Despite the fact that it is no longer a death sentence for the patient, it still suggests that the latter…

Acute and chronic asthma in children is a growing cause of concern and attention to healthcare professionals. Statistics indicate that there are more than four million children in the United States, who are affected by asthma and this is the most common illness affecting pediatric population (Kurnat & Murphy, 1999). Research confirms a rapid increase…

Table of Contents Introduction Pathophysiology, Risk Factors, Signs and Symptoms Health Promotion Independent Nursing Interventions Diagnostics Pharmacologic Treatments Nursing Diagnoses & Priority Concepts Conclusion References Introduction Asthma is a chronic airway disease that has a considerable impact on the population health of the US. According to Loftus and Wise (2016), 8.6% of people in the…

Bronchial asthma is a disease characterized by attacks of breathlessness caused by failures in the bronchial patency. Asthma may be of an acute or a chronic character, and the major distinction between these two types of disease is the severity and longitude of an aggravated condition. It is commonly considered that the terms acute and…