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    Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by reversible airflow obstruction that causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. It results from inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in response to triggers like allergens, pollution, infections, weather changes, and emotions. A diagnosis involves assessing symptoms and lung function tests. Management involves avoiding triggers, medications like bronchodilators and steroids based on severity, and nursing interventions to provide comfort and ensure proper treatment.

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    Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by reversible airflow obstruction that causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. It results from inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in response to triggers like allergens, pollution, infections, weather changes, and emotions. A diagnosis involves assessing symptoms and lung function tests. Management involves avoiding triggers, medications like bronchodilators and steroids based on severity, and nursing interventions to provide comfort and ensure proper treatment.

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    Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by reversible airflow obstruction that causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. It results from inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in response to triggers like allergens, pollution, infections, weather changes, and emotions. A diagnosis involves assessing symptoms and lung function tests. Management involves avoiding triggers, medications like bronchodilators and steroids based on severity, and nursing interventions to provide comfort and ensure proper treatment.

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    Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by reversible airflow obstruction that causes symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. It results from inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness in response to triggers like allergens, pollution, infections, weather changes, and emotions. A diagnosis involves assessing symptoms and lung function tests. Management involves avoiding triggers, medications like bronchodilators and steroids based on severity, and nursing interventions to provide comfort and ensure proper treatment.

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    Learning Objectives
     Define asthma?
     Discuss mechanism of asthma happens?
     Explain factors triggering asthma?
     Sign and Symptoms
     Diagnosis
     Management
     Nursing intervention
    Definition of Asthma
    Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the
    airways in which many cells and cellular elements
    play a role.

     It characterized by reversible airflow obstruction


    causing cough, wheeze, chest tightness and
    shortness of breath.
    Mechanisms Underlying the Asthma
    Risk Factors
    (for development of asthma)

    INFLAMMATION

    Airway
    Hyper responsiveness Airflow Obstruction

    Risk Factors Symptoms


    (for exacerbations)
    The chronic inflammation

    allergen
    airway hyper responsiveness

    airflow obstruction

    wheezing
    Breathlessness
    chest-tightness
    Coughing.
    particularly at night or in the early morning
    Factors that Exacerbate Asthma
     Indoor and outdoor Allergens
     Air Pollutants
     Respiratory infections
     Exercise and hyperventilation
     Weather changes
     Sulfur dioxide
     Food, additives, drugs
     Extreme emotional expression
     Household sprays
    Clinical Features
    History and symptoms Episodic

    Wheezing Breathlessness

    Cough Chest tightness


    Making a diagnosis of Asthma

     Compatible clinical history plus either/or


     ≥15% improvement in FEV1 after administration
    of a bronchodilator (Clenil & Atem) or
     ≥15% spontaneous change in PEF during 1 week
    of home monitoring

    FEV1: it is the volume of air that a person expelled in 1


    second
    Management of Asthma

     Educate the patient


     Avoidance from stimulus like dust and pollen
     Medication plan according to severity
     Proper regular follow up
    Medication Plan
     First of all check the O2 saturation of patient.
     Attach the O2 if spo2 is less than 90%

     Nebulize the patient with bronchodilators like Clenil


    & Atem)

     If not settled with nebulization give I/V steroids as inj


    solu-cortef.

     If still not better than give I/V Theophyline


    When the patient is stable:
    When the patient is stable we can discharge the
    patient on following drugs according to severity

     oral anti histamine drugs (Citrizine etc)


     Bronchodilator inhaler ( Foster inhaler, Tiovair)
     Steroid Inhalers (Bekson inhaler)
     Mixed Inhalers (Combivair rotacaps)
     Oral steroids ( Deltacortil tablet)
    Nursing Intervention
     Provide neat and comfortable environment to patient
    as dust itself is a stimulus for asthma.
     Attach oxygen and nebulization with new and clean
    mask to avoid disease spread.
     Elevate the head end of bed to ease the breathing.
     If any I/V drug administration is required, always use
    new and disposable syringes to avoid blood borne
    diseases.
     Be polite to patient as it is a half cure that least we
    can give as a nursing staff.
    THANK YOU

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