MILD ASTHMA WORSENING ADVICE Flashcards
1
Q
DOES THIS PATIENT NEED WORSENING ADVICE?
A
YES
2
Q
WHAT WORSENING ADVICE CAN YOU GIVE THE PATIENT AND OR FAMILY?
A
IF YOU GET ANY SUDDEN ONSET SEVERE SOB, CHES PAIN, SUDDEN HEADACHE, LIMB WEAKNESSESS, BLUE TINGE TO FINGERS OR LIPS, LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS SEIZURES OR HAVE ANOTHER ASTHMA ATTACK THAT IS WORSE THAN THIS ONE OR IS NOT RELIEVED BY THE INHALER RING 999 BACK.