Tag: Asthma

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lung. Asthma causes are still unknown, but researchers have labelled asthma as genetic (hereditary) and can be caused by environmental factors.

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Causes of Childhood Asthma

Nursing Case Studies

This case study aims to review the causes of childhood asthma in the United Kingdom (UK) as well as worldwide and look at current guidelines used within the UK Ambulance Service, National Health Service (NHS) and global health care providers. ...

Last modified: 11th May 2021

Nursing Care Plan for Asthma Management

Nursing Essays

Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways. Asthma causes the muscles in the airways to tighten and the lining of the airway becomes swollen and inflamed, producing sticky mucous....

Last modified: 14th Dec 2020

Health Research on the Risk Factors for Adult-onset Asthma

Nursing Essays

This study addresses the risk factors for adult-onset asthma, including cigarette smoking, atopy, and obesity. ...

Last modified: 4th Nov 2020

Holistic Assessment of Patient with Asthma

Nursing Assignments

The holistic assessment is an assessment of a person as a whole. It is used in the nursing process and creates a foundation for the patients care. This is done using therapeutic communication and collecting subjective and objective information about the patient....

Last modified: 20th Aug 2020

Pathophysiology of Asthma and Effect on the Child

Nursing Essays

Asthma Function of the respiration system The upper respiratory is composed of the oral cavity the pharynx, nasal cavity, and the larynx.  The upper respiration tracts ensure that the air that enteri...

Last modified: 3rd Jun 2020

Asthma: Pathophysiology, Education and Health Promotion

Nursing Assignments

Diagnosis: Based on the HPI, ROS, PE, and diagnostic tests, the diagnosis is most likely to be an acute asthma exacerbation. Episodes of an asthma attack are mostly triggered by exposures to an allerg...

Last modified: 2nd Jun 2020

Pilot Study of Bronx-Lebanon Pediatrics Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH)

Nursing Case Studies

Pilot Study of Bronx-Lebanon Pediatrics Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Focus on Asthma, Housing Conditions, and Food Insecurity Abstract Objectives: The present study is a...

Last modified: 20th May 2020

Prescribing Management for Asthma in Children

Nursing Essays

Prescribing Essay 1. Declarations Throughout this essay, all names of patients, clinicians and the hospital trust have been changed to maintain confidentiality as per the General Pharmaceutical Counci...

Last modified: 5th May 2020

Side effects and treatments of asthma | Case study

Nursing Case Studies

According to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Ms V was on step 2 in the management of chronic asthma. She was on MDI Salbutamol 2 puffs when required and MDI Budesonide 200 mcg ...

Last modified: 12th Feb 2020

Asthma Case Study Essay

Nursing Case Studies

This essay is written as a case study referring to a patient from my practice area. As I will be reflecting on my practice in relation to the case study, use will be made of first person writing where...

Last modified: 12th Feb 2020

Health Promotion in Adult Nursing: Adult Asthma Case Study

Nursing Case Studies

This essay will address how to help a 20 year old asthma sufferer bring to an end his recurrent admissions to hospital because of acute exacerbations in his asthma. Asthma is a common and chronic inf...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Reflection on Patient with Acute Asthma Management

Reflective Essays

Acute asthma, for a human body is really harmful. Being from a medical background, I understand the seriousness of the issue and regarding the same I want to add on to my strengths learning better to...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma in Saudi Arabia

Nursing Essays

More than 300 million people currently suffer from asthma worldwide. It is the most common chronic disease among children (WHO, 2008). In Saudi Arabia, there is a lack of statistics about the asthma, ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Asthma In Adolescents Health Promotion Nursing Essay

Nursing Essays

Asthma is a chronic and complex disorder characterized by variable and recurring symptoms such as airflow obstruction, inflammation and bronchial hyper responsiveness.(Morris, 2010, p.19). According ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Study On The Management Of Chronic Asthma

Nursing Essays

According to the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), Ms V was on step 2 in the management of chronic asthma. She was on MDI Salbutamol 2 puffs when required and MDI Budesonide 200 mcg ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Care and Management of Asthma

Nursing Essays

Asthma is a common incurable disease that affects the small tubes carrying air in and out of the lungs in the airways; it is more common at childhood stage but can also occur at a later age (British L...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Barriers to Asthma Management

Nursing Essays

Renate Jimerson, Pat LeBlanc, & Centrella Stacks   Asthma Asthma, the most common chronic illness of childhood, is an inflammatory disease characterized by hyper responsiveness of the airways...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Treatment and Outcomes of Paediatric Asthma in New Zealand

Nursing Essays

Inequities are present in the prevalence, treatment and outcomes of paediatric asthma in New Zealand (NZ). A sound body of literature and research confirms these inequities, and associates them with ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Impact of Oral, Inhalable, and Injectable Salbutamol Formulations for the Treatment of Asthma

Nursing Essays

Impact of Oral, inhalable, and injectable salbutamol formulations for the treatment of asthma   Asthma is a common lung condition caused by inflammation of the airways (La...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Comprehensive Case Analysis of Asthma

Nursing Essays

Comprehensive Case Analysis   SOAP NOTE SUBJECTIVE INFORMATION Identifying data: 17y/o Caucasian female Source: Patient and Grandmother, ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

the Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in Severe Asthma Cases

Nursing Essays

An Article Critique on The Primary Research of the Efficacy and Safety of Dupilumab in Severe Asthma Cases Effectiveness of Dupilumab in Treating Glucocorticoid-Dependent Severe Asthma ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Inflammatory Mediators Of Asthma Health Essay

Nursing Essays

Once IgE binds to mast cells (or activated eosinophils), an amplification system operates since the cells not only release the spasmogens and other mediators specified but also can stimulate β cells ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Asthma Essay With Conclusions

Nursing Essays

Asthma is one of the major chronic respiratory conditions which alter the respiratory function of the body. The World Health Organisation or WHO (2012) defines asthma as a chronic inflammatory disease...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Asthma Pathophysiology: Etiology and Risk

Nursing Essays

School nursing is one of several traditional roles for community health nurse. Providing health care for schools placed for a number of reasons. In the first place, school environment it self may crea...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Causes and Symptoms of Asthma

Nursing Essays

Introduction Asthma is the most common chronic disease in Ireland. Ireland has the fourth highest commonness of asthma in the world. Asthma is a serious condition. One in five children in Ireland is...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020