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Strategies for Reducing Asthma Attacks
Causes of Asthma
Asthma is a condition that causes the patient's airways to swell and narrow making breathing difficult triggering coughing (Shaheen, 2019). The patient might have a whistling sound when they breathe due to shortness of breath. Some people will only get a minor nuisance from asthma. However, for others, it will be a major issue, which interferes with their daily activities. It could also lead to a life-threatening asthma attack. The causes of asthma are not well known. Asthma is a condition that has puzzled many health professionals, but most of them have noted genetic and environmental factors do play a huge role (Shaheen, 2019). When a person has asthma, they will react to things in the world around them, and this reaction is referred to as asthma triggers. Exposure to certain substances and irritants that trigger allergies will result in signs and symptoms of asthma. These triggers vary between individuals and while a person's asthma might be triggered by one allergen others might not be triggered. The common asthma triggers are allergens like pollen, mold, pet dander, dust mites, tobacco smoke, respiratory infections, cold air, physical activity, medications like aspirins, sulfites, and preservatives, and Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
Symptoms of Asthma
A patient having an asthma attack will have these symptoms:
· Coughing,
· Shortness of breath,
· Wheezing, pain, tightness or pressure in their chest,
· Trouble sleeping.
Signs of a severe asthma attack include:
· Breathing faster,
· Too breathless to speak, eat, or sleep,
· Fast heartbeat,
· Fainting,
· Wheezing, chest tightness and coughing...…the numbers above?
The levels presented by the patient are abnormal. The patient's PaO2 level is putting pressure on his organs, and there is a risk of hypoxia. Considering the patient is continuing to narrow his bronchi and if the narrowing is intense, there is a likelihood of severe hypoxemia.
Identify what may be causing J.S. to have an exacerbation of asthma
The patient might be having a mild asthma attack that is caused by pollen and dust. However, the exacerbation of his asthma could be due to the patient panicking, which is making the attack worse. When one is panicking several physical reactions take place in the body. The patient has difficulty in breathing due to the asthma attack, but it is being made worse due to him panicking, which also causes breathing difficulties.…
References
Gautier, C., & Charpin, D. (2017). Environmental triggers and avoidance in the management of asthma. Journal of asthma and allergy, 10, 47.
McCracken, J. L., Veeranki, S. P., Ameredes, B. T., & Calhoun, W. J. (2017). Diagnosis and management of asthma in adults: a review. JAMA, 318(3), 279-290.
Shaheen, S. (2019). Elucidating the causes of asthma: how can we do better? The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 7(8), e25.
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