1. “Flovent is used to prevent asthma attacks. It will not treat an asthma attack that has already begun.”(Drugs.com, 2014). Flovent should not be used to treat an asthma attack because it will not work fast enough to reduce and reverse the attack. Salbutamol (Ventolin) should be used during an asthma attack because it is a fast-acting inhalant. Salbutamol will open up the airways allowing for oxygen or other inhalants to enter. 2. Mr. TG is still in respiratory distress, wheezing is still present and his wheezing is expiratory throughout his lungs, he’s having difficulty breathing, his respiratory rate is 35 indicating he’s breathing faster to compensate for the loss of oxygen to the lungs. His blood pressure is high at 145/94, and his oxygen saturation is at 89%. This asthma attack may develop into status asthmaticus because he’s still in respiratory distress and his self-treatment. Also, because Mr. TG is a smoker, which causes the lungs to be filled up with more mucus, this might be a reason his asthma attack could be prolonged because of the excess amount of mucus that’s blockin...
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. It is a reversible airway obstruction, occurring 8 to 10% of the population worldwide. According to a study in 2005, asthma affects over 15 million Americans, with more than 2 million annual emergency room visits. Asthma patients have a hyper-responsiveness in their airways and generally and increase in their airway smooth muscle cell mass. This hyperplasia is due to the normal response to the injury and repair to the airway caused by exacerbations. The main choice of therapy for asthma patients is β2- adrenergic agonists. Racemic albuterol has been the drug of choice for a short acting bronchodilator for a long time, but since the development of levalbuterol, there is the question of which drug is a better choice for therapy. Efficacy and cost of treatment must both be taken into consideration in each study of these therapies to determine which is best for the treatment of asthma.
First of all, people may feel anxious when they suddenly have an asthma attack. It is a quite frightening experience because people with asthma have very sensitive airways. If something irritates the airways of a person with asthma, the airways become red and swollen, and this may be even more difficult for air to pass through the airways into the alveoli and out again . People became breathless and breathed more frequently that make them feel more anxious.
For Ventolin to work optimally, situations that may trigger an asthma attack must be avoided. These situations include exercising in cold, dry air; smoking; breathing in dust; and exposure to allergens such as pet fur or pollens. Relating to the case study, a few of these may apply to the patient, such as exercising in the cold morning air and perhaps breathing in dust and allergens such as pollens or maybe from the eucalyptus in the Blue Mountains might have had an effect on his condition.
Harry Barr is a 66-year-old white male with COPD here for followup. He was initially seen in Pulmonary Clinic 02/17/2016. At that visit most recent spirometry was from 2012 and showed Gold stage III COPD with no bronchodilator responsiveness. He was on an excellent inhaler regimen and recommendations including occluded chest CT for lung cancer screening and assessment of oxygenation for hypoxia. Since that visit, the patient has had significant worsening of his dyspnea on exertion. He also states that he has had two exacerbations over the last year requiring prednisone, but prednisone is problematic because of his diabetes. He continues on the same inhaler regimen of Symbicort, Spiriva, albuterol, and also takes theophylline. He endorses significant nasal symptoms including stuffiness and drainage for which he takes Flonase two sprays in each nostril once daily. He denies any history of childhood asthma.
A ten-day course of predisolone and Augmentin Duo Forte led to transient improvement but her symptoms have now returned. She is frequently using intranasal steroid and saline sprays and Alvesco for her asthma.
As modern medical research begins to discover the deep-rooted genetic and environmental origins of many chronic diseases and illnesses, researchers have began to realize the complexity of illnesses that plague mankind. One prevalent disease among humans is Asthma, a chronic lung disease that irritates and tightens the airways, resulting in reocurring periods of coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and wheezing. Asthma’s phenotypic range does not follow the relative simplicity of Mendelian genetics, but is rather rooted in multiple genes, such as Interleukin-13 (IL-13), and specific environmental exposures such as air pollution.
Patient X.X. is a 63-year-old male with no known allergies and is a full code. He has a history of smoking and periods of acute chest pain. He spent his career working in a coal mine for 35 years and had frequent exposure to environmental pollutants. The patient was hospitalized on November of 2016 for shortness of air and was diagnosed with COPD. At 0700 on April 5th, 2018, the patient was brought to the
While some people are predisposed to breathing problems because they have asthma in the family, others may find that their asthma is triggered by other factors like things in their environment. To avoid developing asthma, you can look at your lifestyle to ensure you are making healthy choices.
Asthma is chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by recurring episodes of wheeling and breathlessness. It often exists with allergies and can be worsened through exposure to allergens. In fact, asthma is complicated syndromes that have neither single definition nor complete explanation to the point. In light of its treatment, it is worthwhile to notice that asthma cannot be cured, instead can be only managed by avoiding exposure to allergens and/or by using medications regularly.
Asthma is treated with two types of medicines: long-term control and quick-relief medicines. Long-term control medicines help reduce airway inflammation and prevent asthma symptoms. Quick-relief, or "rescue," medicines relieve asthma symptoms that may flare up.
Your asthma is getting worse and could be improved. • You may have begun coughing, wheezing, or feeling chest tightness. Sometimes peak flow rates dip down into the yellow zone before asthma symptoms appear. • Consider increasing or changing your asthma medicine. This may include using your rescue medicine.
I believe that unless you are passionate about an activity, an occupation, or a sport that you partake in, you should not pursue it, especially if you are choosing to do so for the sake of someone else. A person is only limited to a certain amount of years in their life, and each person is limited to a different amount, unknown to the individual. Therefore, if you participate in one of these things that you do not adore, you should not continue taking part in that activity, for it is wasting your time that could be spent finding yourself in something you love. That being said, if you happen to come across something you love, I believe you should indulge in that activity. It is rare to come across a hobby, occupation, or sport that makes you happy, and when you do find that activity, it is important that you engage in it for as long as you are able to.
Chronic bronchitis is a disorder that causes inflammation to the airway, mainly the bronchial tubules. It produces a chronic cough that lasts three consecutive months for more than two successive years (Vijayan,2013). Chronic Bronchitis is a member of the COPD family and is prominently seen in cigarette smokers. Other factors such as air pollutants, Asbestos, and working in coal mines contributes to inflammation. Once the irritant comes in contact with the mucosa of the bronchi it alters the composition causing hyperplasia of the glands and producing excessive sputum (Viayan,2013). Goblet cells also enlarge to contribute to the excessive secretion of sputum. This effects the cilia that carry out the mechanism of trapping foreign bodies to allow it to be expelled in the sputum, which are now damaged by the irritant making it impossible for the person to clear their airway. Since the mechanism of airway clearance is ineffective, the secretion builds up a thickened wall of the bronchioles causing constriction and increasing the work of breathing. The excessive build up of mucous could set up pneumonia. The alveoli are also damaged enabling the macrophages to eliminate bacteria putting the patient at risk for acquiring an infection.
This phase of ARDS usually lasts from day 7 to day 21. Some patients recover rapidly and are disconnected from mechanical ventilation during this phase. Regardless the improvement, many patients still suffering from shortness of breathe, tachypnea, and hypoxemia. There are some patients developed lung inj...
Even though there is no cure for asthma, there are two main types of medication used for the treatment of it. The first is long term medication that aids in decreasing the inflammation of a person’s airways and also serves as a preventative measure for symptoms and asthma attacks. These medicines are usually anti-inflammatory drugs that are taken daily to reduce future symptoms, but do not act as a quick fix...