An Assessment of Asthma
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway. The narrowing of air occurs due to the inflammation and excessive mucous secretion. Asthma is know to be the commonest diseases in childhood and in young adulthood. Mr Saunders suffering from asthma encounters exacerbation, which commonly means asthma attack or acute asthma leading to shortness of breath, wheezing and many other symptoms. Exacerbation refers to decline in expiratory airflow, which can bring mild to life threatening conditions in the patients. This essay will discuss the assessment done considering the health issues of Mr James Saunders. Assessments that will be carried out for Mr Saunders will be the detailed respiratory assessment for his diseases condition, Asthma.
Mr James Saunders a 36-year-old man has been admitted in the ward with his exacerbation of asthma. The subjective data (data collected by communicating) presented are Mr Saunders say that he is not feeling too bad and has no chest pain. He also says that he has been struggling from this disease since his childhood and it is more frequent in the early spring and it is even worst in the windy days. The objective data (data obtained from observing) are he has his hearing aid on the both ears, shortness of breath, on taking vital signs he has Blood pressure of 140/70, his respiration rate is 28/mins, oxygen saturation in room air is 90% Mr Saunders appears to be flushed, and is speaking in short sentences. He has a moderate use of accessory muscle while breathing and in auscultation he has wide spread of wheeze. There are four main ways for the respiratory assessment, which are inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
Obtaining a detailed history from the patient is one of the essential parts in assessment of the patient. Detailed history includes asking past and present history (medical history, surgical history, allergies, medications, injuries, accidents, immunizations’ and childhood illness), family health
Mr James Saunders a 36-year-old man has been admitted in the ward with his exacerbation of asthma. The subjective data (data collected by communicating) presented are Mr Saunders say that he is not feeling too bad and has no chest pain. He also says that he has been struggling from this disease since his childhood and it is more frequent in the early spring and it is even worst in the windy days. The objective data (data obtained from observing) are he has his hearing aid on the both ears, shortness of breath, on taking vital signs he has Blood pressure of 140/70, his respiration rate is 28/mins, oxygen saturation in room air is 90% Mr Saunders appears to be flushed, and is speaking in short sentences. He has a moderate use of accessory muscle while breathing and in auscultation he has wide spread of wheeze. There are four main ways for the respiratory assessment, which are inspection, palpation, percussion and auscultation.
Obtaining a detailed history from the patient is one of the essential parts in assessment of the patient. Detailed history includes asking past and present history (medical history, surgical history, allergies, medications, injuries, accidents, immunizations’ and childhood illness), family health
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