Patients are recommended to use a spacer device with your asthma inhaler. This will bring more medicine to your lungs, helping to relieve your breathlessness. (NHS, 2013) Second is pneumonia, which is a lung inflammation, may also cause short of breath and a cough. An infection is usually the caused of the disease so, so you will need to take antibiotics. If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is likely your breathlessness is a sign this condition has suddenly got worse. (Manning
Patient’s Initials: CH Student’s Name: PFC Kohler Medical Diagnosis: Spine-HALO Application Date:10/12/2016 1. PROBLEM 2. GOAL/ OUTCOME 3. INTERVENTIONS 4. RATIONALE 5. EVALUATION Dx: Activity intolerance R/T: inefficient work of breathing AEB: Shortness of breath during and after ADL’s SUB Mother reports “She cannot walk very far before needing her wheel chair”. OBJ SOB during ambulation Sa02 – 94% Respiratory Rate - 35 ST 1:. Patient will display adequate gas exchange as evidence
occurs. This may cause certain signs and symptoms to occur. Having short term low oxygen saturation can cause shortness of breath, which is generally one of the first symptoms. Anxiety, restlessness, fatigue and headaches are also common symptoms of short term hypoxemia. In an effort to increase the amount of oxygen in the blood, the respiration rate may increase to more than 24 breaths per minute. Heart rate is also frequently elevated to above 100 beats per minute to help circulate oxygen to meet
and that resulted in Anxiety attacks. I don’t think words can describe how bad anxiety attacks really are. Nothing can truly describe what you feel like when you get an anxiety attack. You feel like crying, you freak out, and you feel a bit short of breath, and that doesn't even begin to describe fully what an anxiety attack feels like. But me being the person I am, dealt with my anxiety attacks alone, telling myself, “Everything is fine, and everything will be okay. Just ride out the anxiety attack
dyspnea Dyspnea is defined as a feeling not comfortable or unpleasant sensation of respiration, is a common symptom in patients with cardiopulmonary disorders (Manning & Mahler, 2001). The major sign and symptom perceived by the patient that affected by chronic respiratory disease is breathlessness or dyspnea. Besides, a common problem affecting up to half of patients permitted to a minor, tertiary care hospitals and one quarter of ambulatory patients is dyspnea (Parshall, et.al, 2012). In the scope
disease. She is currently a nursing student at the University of Minnesota who enjoys playing soccer, being a part of her student organizations, and hanging out with her friends. C.L. experiences symptoms and complications such as dyspnea (shortness of breath), dizziness, chest pain, activity intolerance, and weakness due to her PH. These symptoms are felt when she exerts herself too much. Recently, every day activities such as walking have made her experience these symptoms, which is why she came
system automatically perform this vital process, called gas exchange (American Lung Association). Lungs contain millions of air sacs called alveoli. With each breath,
APPROACH TO CARE: People are human beings with their own values, beliefs and cultural practices. Therefore, as an individual, a patient with heart failure should be provided ethical, safe, and professional care. In this regard, the ethical principle of justice, autonomy and respect for a person, fairness, kindness and the principle of no harm should be appreciated. Regarding justice, nursing interventions ought to be planned and implemented per the demands for care for which the illness calls
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, also known as COPD, is a lung disease that block airflow and makes breathing difficult. There are two common condition, emphysema and chronic bronchitis that help make up COPD. There are also about four gold stages; mild, moderate, severe, and very severe. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S, the disease typically occurs after age 35. The two common conditions that make up COPD are chronic bronchitis, which is coughing due to mucus production
Smith has got Dyspnea as he reports shortness of breath that has been worsening over the last five years, his Dyspnea is more so associated with physical activity. In most cases Dyspnea is caused by Cardiac ishemia, lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure (Sarkar S, 2006) therefore the management Dyspnea varies as it usually indicates another condition. This underlyin... ... middle of paper ... ...re shortness of breath during night presenting itself in
been having some shortness of breath when going up stairs. Denies any fevers or congestion, denies any chest pain or recent travel outside US. Patient states he does smoke ½ to 1 pack per day for the past 30 years. Patient does have history of HPTN and Hyperlipidemia which are controlled with medication. VS 130/78; rr 18; pulse ox 96%, hr 88. The case study presents a middle-aged male of 57 years old with complaints of a cough for the past couple of months and shortness of breath when climbing stairs
I thought that for once, I finally got past my dark history of smoking. However, there were a few symptoms that still lingered. I had a cough that just wouldn’t go away, my lips would turn blue whenever I exercised, and I had excruciating shortness of breath. I thought that these were symptoms of smoking that would eventually go away but they lingered on for months after I quit. Eventually, I saw a doctor and he diagnosed me with COPD, or emphysema. He explained to me that my emphysema was a direct
There are millions of topics that people don’t discuss enough, but not all of those topics are as catastrophic and important as cancer. With so many people suffering from many varieties of cancer you’d think there’d be a sign on every bus and thousands of commercials about it daily in every city, state, and country. Cancer is a group of diseases which involve abnormal cell growth which can spread throughout your whole body and destroy body tissue. There are 8 most common cancers, Breast, Prostate
The symptoms include chest discomfort, wheezing, shortness of breath and coughing up mucus. There are two types of Bronchitis, acute and chronic. Acute bronchitis is also known as a chest cold and lasts around three weeks. Chronic bronchitis is a productive cough that last for three months or more per year for at least two years. (2011) External Respiration A person can try to hold his breath for a while, but soon reaches a point when they can no longer do so. In human
deficiency is type of anemia due to the lack of iron in the body. Without the proper amount of iron in the body, it cannot produce enough hemoglobin and since hemoglobin is the main carrier of oxygen, low levels of it can lead to tiredness and shortness of breath (Copstead, Banasik, 2010). Case Findings There are many causes of anemia in the body. Some factors include genetics and deficiencies in the diet.
The EB’s case study said the female patient is 50 years old with symptoms of fever, chills, congestion, three weeks of coughing, shortness of breath when walking. The study implies that the patient is now seeking medical advice due to vital signs recording and the noting of decreased breath sounds and wheezing. She denies smoking and not taking any chronic medication. Based on the subjective symptoms, it appears this patient has bronchitis, a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which
Congestive Heart Failure is when the heart's pumping power is weaker than normal. It does not mean the heart has stopped working. The blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, and pressure in the heart increases. This means; the heart cannot pump enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the body's needs. The chambers of the heart respond by stretching to hold more blood to pump through the body or by becoming more stiff and thickened. This only keeps the blood moving for a short while
lives with her sister and is visited by a personal support worker every few days. However, Patient X began experiencing nausea and vomiting, producing around 50-100ml of black coffee grind emesis every two to three hours with acute episodes of shortness of breath. Initially this was attributed to blood that was left behind from the surgery but this continued five days post op, to the day where she became one of the patients under the writers care. On report it was communicated Patient X had 2/3 and 1/3
Saunders is a 36 year old male who has been admitted with exacerbation of his asthma. It has also been noted that his respiratory rate appears moderately fast at 28 breaths per minute. In Mr. Saunders medical history it has been noted that he has struggled with disease for his whole life. He is presenting a degree of shortness of breath which he states as usual for him. Reflecting on this analysis, Mr. Saunders will require a respiratory assessment for further analysis and for diagnosis. A respiratory
bronchitis is produced by other chronic problems: sinusitis, smoking, TB, etc. The Bronchi becomes thick, inelastic, and accumulate mucus and pus in lower part of lungs instead of bringing discharges up and out. The result is chronic cough, shortness of breath, sometimes spasm, and frequent infection. In acute bronchitis, the basic symptoms are a head cold, fever and chills, running nose, aching muscles and possibly back pains. This is soon followed by the obvious persistent cough. At first