Introduction Asthma is chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in the lungs which cause recurrent bronchial obstruction. Its symptoms demonstrate as shortness of breath‚ wheezing‚ cough‚ chest tightness as well as cyanosis. It is the most common chronic disease among children. This case is on a five-year-old girl called Jessica who was in emergency department for an asthma attack and was diagnosed with moderately severe asthma. The following essay will focus on Jessica’s case and explain the
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Paper What is Asthma? Asthma is a severe chronic ongoing disease‚ it’s a chronic long term disease that effects the air passages of the lungs causing the lungs to be inflamed‚ which causes less air to flow through and causes shortness of breath along with other severe symptoms. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that effects children and adults. Asthma Cannot be cured‚ but asthma can be well controlled through various of medications. Some individuals may have more severe asthma than others
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Chronic Disease: Asthma Outline Kyle S. Leister SCI-162 08/12/2012 Dr. John Wallman Chronic Disease: Asthma Outline I. Introduction: Looking at Asthma and breaking it down to fully understand the chronic disease. II. Description of Asthma: A. Meaning of Asthma 1. Asthma as a word means‚ “To breathe hard.” Just as the definition of the word‚ people with asthma have a hard time breathing‚ tightness in the chest and wheezing can occur. It is also a chronic disease of the respiratory
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experiences from the program areas. A prominent problem in the valley is asthma and the possible attacks that can be lethal if necessary precautions are not taken. People with or without asthma should be informed of the do’s and do not’s of taking care of the patients and be able to spread that information amongst the people that do not know it already. The question that needed to be answered was‚ “What information about asthma should be shared with the community to assist with the problem
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cotton and grain. There are many complications of COPD‚ the most common are pneumonia‚ pneumothorax‚ cor pulmonale‚ atelectasis‚ and in severe cases there maybe respiratory insufficiency and failure (Bare‚ Cheever‚ Hinkle‚ & Smeltzer‚ 2010). Nursing management for a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease begins with assessment; gathering information from the patient including detailed medical history‚ present symptoms and evaluate findings of diagnostic tests. Symptoms vary with
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NURSING DIAGNOSIS GOAL INTERVENTIONS RATIONALE EVALUATION impaired Gas Exchange R/T STG: 3/17/2014 throughout shift 1. Auscultate breath sounds 1. Abnormal breathing STG: PT O2 saturation on admission abnormal breathing AEB PT will maintain O2 saturation noting areas of decreased sounds are indicative was 87%. Measured at 1602 with a Objective: use of wall oxygen of 95 or higher AEB breathing sounds of numerous problems reading of
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Anna was seen at Queens park nursing home for a review in present of her daughter (Martina)‚ Interpreter (Xeni)‚ nursing home staff‚ doctor‚ cpn and nursing student. Nursing home staff approached Anna on arrival and gained consent to come to her review meeting for further assessment. Anna was asked how she was feeling about the resident and she replied by saying yes. Martina reported that the last time she wanted to take Anna out from the resident‚ Anna hair was not properly dry‚ not warm enough
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persistent asthma (p. 918-928). In your initial post: Despite of the advances in medical therapy‚ millions of Americans continue to suffer from asthma; a respiratory disorder defined‚ by chronic inflammation airways and characterized by presence of persistent cough‚ shortness of breath‚ and wheezing that commonly occurs after exposure to a stimulus. The severity‚ of this respiratory ailment varies from patient to patient‚ and its classification( mild‚ moderate‚ severe persistent asthma) is based
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Vol. 92/No.1 Risk Factors: People with a weak immune system‚ recent exposure with TB bacteria‚ immigration from area with high TB rates‚ IV drug users and people working in facilities at high risk for TB including hospitals‚ shelters‚ jails and nursing homes (Basic TB Facts‚ 2010). Questions to ask Patient: Are you having any difficulty with breathing now? Are you having any shortness of breath? How long have you had a cough? Describe your cough. Are you bringing up any phlegm? If yes
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and sentence structure issues for your consideration. 1. What is the writer’s claim? * The writers claim is that asthma should be considered a disability in the workforce. 2. What three reasons does the writer give in support of her/his claim? * I didn’t see three reasons to support the claim but you did provide statistics to show how prevalent asthma is. 3. Evaluate the effectiveness of the writer’s reasons. Which reasons are believable and which are not believable? Why
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