Case Study Asthma

Asthma can be genetic, therefore, no way to prevent a genetic predisposition. There are ways to try to prevent increased incidences of asthma symptoms by decreasing or controlling
Case Study on Asthma/Pathophysiology certain risk factors that could decrease the rising occurrence of asthma in the population (Peat, J.
K. 1996).
Treatment:
There are several ways to treat asthma. Some involve medication and some involve decreasing the risk factors and minimizing exposure to triggers. The ways to treat asthma are to stay away from whatever triggers an attack to try to control symptoms that a person might have. There are medications that help with controlling asthma symptoms. Mainly, are two types of asthma medications that are prescribed:
Case Study on Asthma/Pathophysiology There are two others that will be mentioned in this case study, the first one is Albuterol
Sulfate, this is an inhalation medication that can be administered via nebulizer or a metered dose inhaler, this is in the class of the bronchodilators. Its action is to relax smooth muscles in the lungs and dilates air passageways making it easier to breathe. In a lot of cases, this is used as a rescue medication although the action begins within 15 minutes after using it and the peak effect would be within 1-1.5 hours and will last up to 3-6 hours. Some other cases, this medication is used on a regular basis as prescribed by the doctor. It can cause dizziness, restlessness, lightheadedness, anxiety and nervousness. The last medication that is being discussed in this case study are Leukotriene Inhibitors. These, stop or inhibit the actions of leukotrienes that are made by mast cells, an example being histamine, then released once the mast cells are activated in the immune system. Inflammation will occur in the bronchi and airways from the stimulation by
Case Study on Asthma/Pathophysiology The nurse would set goals in the care plan, after deciding a nursing diagnosis and then come up with interventions that would need to be implemented in order to reach the goals set for him/her. As the patient begins to get closer to meeting their goals, the nurse would begin patient teaching on how to use his/her medications, signs and symptoms of respiratory distress, about asthma exacerbation and asthma symptoms. The patient would need to perform the use of his or her inhaler or nebulizer treatment and verbalize understanding of what is being taught. Once the patient leaves the hospital, the nurse should’ve taught what the patient needed to know about asthma and should have made sure that the patient understood to the best of their ability. Conclusion: In conclusion, asthma is a common illness among children and adults. Asthma can be acute and would require short acting medications to help with the relief of asthma symptoms.
There are long term medications that can be used to control the symptoms of asthma so that there might be less possibility of having an acute attack or an exacerbation that could hospitalize