How To Use Asthma Triggers

I started out by going through articles on google scholar and found the one that made me most interested. I have known people that have smoked during pregnancy and what happened to their child so I wanted to see if children could potentially have asthma from their mom smoking.

Asthma is a respiratory disease that many people deal with every single day. “According to World Health Organization, approximately 180,000 people die from asthma each year.” (Jardins and Burton 187) Most people never think of asthma as a life threatening disease, but it can be crucial. As the number of people with asthma increases, the more likely you are to come in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with this disease. Asthma is a severe breathing problem that has many complications that is dealt with daily like shortness of breath, chronic cough, tightness of the chest and shortness of breath, my main focus is childhood asthma, allergic asthma, and medication to treat asthma.

It is still the healthcare provider’s prerogative whether to utilize these guidelines or use an individualized approach, which ever works for the patient. I personally would utilize the stepwise approach first, since it is evidence-based, unless it is not working for the patient, then I would utilize an individualized approach. In addition, identifying trigger factors specific to the patient is vital in minimizing symptoms and exacerbations. A diary or log to note what type of activity, foods eaten, weather condition, presence of pollen, dust, smoke precipitates an attack would help in preventing future attacks by avoiding said factors. Nonpharmacological treatment would include stress reduction techniques, since high levels of stress has been cited as a trigger factor for some asthmatic patients. Preventive measures like, getting vaccinated, avoid smoking, and avoiding trigger factors can make a significant impact in asthma control. Making the patient actively involved in the management of the condition have a better chance of controlling

Asthma affects 1 in every 12 Americans. According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Asthma is affects “About 1 in 9 (11%) non-Hispanic blacks of all ages and about 1 in 6 (17%) of non-Hispanic black children had asthma in 2009, the highest rate among racial/ethnic groups.” As a mother of child with asthma, I know how scary it can be to deal with asthma attacks and learning how to treat the symptoms and minimize risk factors.

Asthma is a chronic condition affecting the respiratory system and has a considerable impact on both individuals and a population. Everybody is susceptible to asthma, some more than others, depending of a variety of factors including, age, sex, geographical location and income. Asthma is particularly prevalent in younger children and the elderly and while it can be fatal, most people have mild cases of asthma that are relatively easy to treat. The condition mainly impacts an individual’s physical ability to contribute to a community.

One health promotion on asthma is being able to create an asthma friendly home. I would suggest to the parents to following things: low-pile carpeting on staircase, fresh filtered air ventilation system, moisture-removing fans, HEPA filter vacuum, and walk-off doormats

Medications: Adderall 20mg Qam, Abilify 7.5 mg BID, and Trazodone 75mg. Singulair 10mg QD, Ventolin MDI 2 puffs BIDFlovent PRN, EPI Pen PRN

Childhood asthma is a complex chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that involves both genetic and environmental factors, and can involve potentially permanent airway obstruction, airway hyperresponsiveness, and multicellular inflammation. During an acute episode (which vary in severity and duration), the child presents with symptoms such as wheezing, respiratory distress, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, and fatigue with exertion (Linzer, 2007). A stimulus (trigger) initiates an airway response that stimulates inflammation, bronchospasm, and increased mucus production. Triggers include cold air, pollen, dust, pet dander, cigarette smoke, exercise, infection, medications,

Hockenberry and Wilson note there are two main ways to fight asthmatic problems. Pharmacological and nonpharmacological each has a special way of handling things but if parents want to truly help their children they should really do both at the same time. Nonpharmacological is watching what is happening around your child and knowing what can lead to asthmatic problems. One of the best ways to do this is to get a skin scratch test. It may put your child in pain for the one day

Mediation measures, for example, encasing sleeping pads and cushions with dust parasite impermeable cases, evacuating rugs, and more incessant cleaning of garments, floors, and upholstered furniture can lessen introduction of conceivably harmful contaminants inside the home (Wu, F., & Takaro, T. 2007). Humid conditions within the home are breeding grounds for mold, so having a dehumidifier and frequently replacing the filters can greatly prevent mold from forming. It is extremely pertinent to express to parents the dangers smoking can have not only to themselves, but also the harm of inhaling second hand smoke. According to the CDC, tobacco smoke-including secondhand smoke- is one of the most common asthma triggers and about 40% of children who go to the emergency room for asthma live with smokers (CDC, 2006). Pamphlets about these triggers and interventions will be handed out at both the educational seminars and on the mobile health vehicle. As a team we will encourage keeping these posted within the classrooms and within the family

This patient needs some education on the use of her asthma medication, both for long- acting which is Fluticasone (Flovent) and short - acting which is albuterol. Since SE has an exacerbation at this time, albuterol should be given to control her present symptoms and flovent should also be used for her daily maintenance. It is safer for a pregnant woman who has asthma to be treated with asthma medications than for her to have asthma symptoms and attack. This is because poor control of asthma poses a greater risk to the fetus than asthma medicine

Doctors may not know why some children have asthma. They do know what can cause the symptoms to worsen and cause flareups and attacks. These things are often called triggers. The triggers that can cause attacks are things found in the air like dust allergens, dog or cat fur, mold or pollens from outdoor plants like flowers or trees. Other triggers in the air are irritants like cigarette smoke and chemicals.

People with a family history of allergies or asthma are more vulnerable to developing asthma. Many people with asthma even have specific allergies. This Is known as allergic asthma.

Asthma may worsen, improve or not change at all. Asthma may become same in 2nd and 3rd trimester of pregnancy, peak at 6th month of pregnancy. The complications are due to lack of oxygen to the baby. Some women may feel the importance of asthma. This is because the pregnancy is steroid producing state and may of the medications used for asthma conatin steroids.

Asthma is the most common respiratory problem seen in pregnancy. It is a condition where the muscles of the air passages go into spasm (due to some trigger) and that leads to tightness in the chest, breathlessness, cough/ wheezy breathing and sometimes chest pain. Pregnancy itself does not usually alter the severity of asthma. Most of the times pregnancy is unaffected by it provided the disease is under control however uncontrolled and severe asthma takes its toll on the mother and the developing child.