Luokat: Kaikki - breathing - inflammation - medications - asthma

jonka Mariah Boultinghouse 3 vuotta sitten

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Asthmatic 8yo male

An eight-year-old boy with a history of asthma is experiencing difficulty breathing, which is his primary concern. He has been previously hospitalized for asthma attacks and is currently on medications such as Proventil, Flovent HFA, and Dexamethasone to manage his condition.

Asthmatic 8yo male

Asthmatic 8yo male

medications

Dexamethasone (Ozurdex)
used to treat inflammation
Flovent HFA (fluticasone)
prevent symptoms of asthma, reduces swelling in the airway taken daily
Proventil (albuterol)
treat bronchospasms

Nursing diagnosis

Impaired gas exchange related to altered delivery of inspired oxygen
Patient will have improved o2 saturations by the end of shift.

-position patient in semi fowlers position -monitor o2 saturations -administer humidified oxygen as prescribed -encourage slow deep breathing -administer medications as prescribed

Ineffective airway clearance related to increased production of mucus and bronchospasm.
Patient will maintain clear, open airway as evidence by normal breathe sounds, normal rate and depth of respirations and ability to cough up secretions after treatments.

-teach patient proper ways to cough. Take deep breathe hold for 2 seconds and then cough 2 or 3 times. -position patient upright -encourage patient to increase fluid intake -use of incentive spirometry -educate patient on optimal positioning -provide suctioning as needed

assessment

speaking in partial sentences
Intercostal sites of retraction
inspiratory wheezing
Expiratory wheezing

pathophysiology

bronchial hyperresponsiveness
intermittent airway obstruction
Airway inflammation

signs/ symptoms

fast heart rate
chest pressure
wheezing
coughing

Medical/surgical hx

asthma
prior hospitalizations due to asthma attack

chief complaint

difficulty breathing