Asthma Flashcards
symptoms of asthma
dysapnea bradyapnea tachyapnea fatigue chest tightness coughing weezing/ stridor pain color change (blue lips)
what increases the prevelance of asthma
dysphagia sleep disturbance under-diagnosis people with learning disabilities people unable to communicate side effects high level opioids
what are the diagnostic tools for asthma
Peak flow rate saturations sputum sample chest examination Blood gasses bronchoscopy
All of these diagnostic tools must be used in conjuncion with eachother, one is not enough to diagnose.
Causes of asthma
Smoking
allergies/ irritants such as dust, aerosol, pollen
injury
disease
list some lung diseases
Bronchitis
Chronic Bronchitis (usually with COPD)
upper resp infection- bronchietatitis
lower resp infections- pleural effusion
acute respiritary disress syndrome- lung cancer
phenumothorax- COPD
haeomothorax- blood build up in pleural cavity
cystic fidbrosos- mucus build up causing infections
List some general treatments for respiritary diseases
Oxygen therapy
chest drain
respiritary physio
Medications: bronchodiolators, corticosteroids, antibiotics
Pheumothorax
air leaks into the walls and cavities of the lungs- known as a collapsed lung
pleural effusion
build up of excess fluid in the lungs
cystic fibrosis
genetic condition causing excess mucus membrane in lungs
haemothorax
build up of blood on the lungs
acute bronchitis
acute inflimation of the bronchies
which kinds medications are often used for respiritary diseases
bronchiodiolators
corticosteroids
antibiotics
anti muscarines
bronchiodiolators
Beta 2 agonist
work on the sympathetic nervous system to dialate the smooth muscle in the bronchiolies.
short acting: albuterol
long acting: solametarol
side effects: tachycardia, anxiety
SABA
short acting beta agonist such as albuterol
LABA
Long acting beta agonist such as solametarol
