Asthma Flashcards
What is Asthma ?
Chronic lung disease that causes narrowing and inflammation of airways specifically smaller airways (bronchi+bronchioles)
امتى بتحصل ال asthma attack
When patient triggers
طريقة التنفس الطبيعية
في عملية الشهيق بنوخذ اكسجين وفي عملية الزفير بنطلع ثاني اكسيد الكربون
لو ضل ثاني اكسيد الكربون في الدم شو ممكن يصير
بيخلي الدم حمضي
What surrounds the bronchi and bronchiole?
Smooth muscle
شو بتعمل الbronchodilator
بتعمل dilation لل smooth muscle الي موجودة بال bronchi و ال bronchioles
شرح asthma attack
اول شي بيصيروا triggered بعدين بتبلش الasthma بعدين الsmooth muscle بيصيرلها constrict وساعيتها المريض بيبلش يحس ب chest tightness و dyspnea
Dyspnea يعني
Shortness of breathing
شو بيكون موجود داخل ال bronchi وال bronchioles
Mucosa lining (goblet cells)
بعد لما mucosa تعبي ال goblet cell بيبلش المريض شو يصير فيه
Cough and wheezing
في ايشي بيمييز مريض الasthma
لا يمكنهم الزفير بشكل كامل
شو بيصير بمريض الasthma لما يقل الاكسجين ويزيد ثاني اكسيد الكربون
Blood acidotic(respiratory acidosis)
Causes of asthma itself
Known
Maybe genetics factor or environmental
Early signs and symptoms for asthma?
1-Shortness of breath (easily fatigue with physical activity)
2-frequent cough (night)
افضل جهاز لمريض الasthma علشان يعرف حالتو منيح هو ؟
Peak flow meter
Active signs and symptoms for asthma ??
Chest tightness Wheezing Coughing Dyspnea Increase RR
Emergency signs and symptoms for asthma patient
1-Patient will not able to speak with nurse
2- patient have chest retraction
3- cyanosis lips +skin
4- sweating
What is chest retraction ?
Stomach will be sucked in
The ribs will be pulled out
What do when see 1-Patient will not able to speak with nurse 2- patient have chest retraction 3- cyanosis lips +skin 4- sweating The treatment will be
Mechanical ventilation
IV corticosteroids
Nursing interventions for presenting asthma attack
Vital signs Keep patient calm High fowlers Bronchodilator O2 (95-100%) Assess lung Assess for cyanosis +retraction Assess peak flow meter readings
Bronchodilator beta agonist :inhaled - short-acting like what?
Albuterol also known as (Salbutamol)سالبوتامول
Fast relief
ايشي ننتبهلوا بالنسبة لدوا albuterol
Not for daily treatment
لا يستخدم الalbuterol اكتر من
مرتين بالاسبوع
Bronchodilator beta agonist :Long-acting like what?
Salmeterol + symbicort