Nursing Diagnosis for Asthma
Asthma is a condition in which the bronchial airways in the lungs is narrowed so that the patients often experience difficulty in breathing, usually asthma attacks suddenly and can also be caused by several factors that trigger asthma attacks, of course, this condition is disturbing and uncomfortable, with the presence of this constriction resulting in symptoms and signs such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath even to breath wheezes.
Asthma can not be cured, but can be reduced by knowing the source of the trigger of asthma and avoid it, because it should keep the environment clean.
Some of the symptoms of asthma:
In the medical cause of asthma is not known with certainty and the patient is very sensitive to a stimulus such as air pollution, emotional disturbances, fur, etc. But can be overcome by avoiding triggers of asthma.
Other causes could be caused by obstruction of the airways by mucus is thick, in this case the patient can to breathe but difficult to exhale.
Triggers of asthma:
Narrowing of the airways is often due to stimuli such as:
Asthma is a condition in which the bronchial airways in the lungs is narrowed so that the patients often experience difficulty in breathing, usually asthma attacks suddenly and can also be caused by several factors that trigger asthma attacks, of course, this condition is disturbing and uncomfortable, with the presence of this constriction resulting in symptoms and signs such as coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath even to breath wheezes.
Asthma can not be cured, but can be reduced by knowing the source of the trigger of asthma and avoid it, because it should keep the environment clean.
Some of the symptoms of asthma:
- Difficulty breathing, so the body looks a little bluish.
- Often feel like choking.
- Feeling tense, nervous and frightened.
- Feeling tired.
- Sneezing, runny nose, or clogged.
- Insomnia.
- Circles under the eyes are black.
- Nausea and want to vomit.
- Experienced mild fever and sweating forehead.
- Itching in the throat usually experienced coughing.
- To facilitate the patient breathes always try to sit upright.
- Chest tightness and wheezing.
- Heavy breathing normally emit sounds (wheezing).
- It's hard to concentrate and talk.
In the medical cause of asthma is not known with certainty and the patient is very sensitive to a stimulus such as air pollution, emotional disturbances, fur, etc. But can be overcome by avoiding triggers of asthma.
Other causes could be caused by obstruction of the airways by mucus is thick, in this case the patient can to breathe but difficult to exhale.
Triggers of asthma:
Narrowing of the airways is often due to stimuli such as:
- Air pollutants such as cigarette smoke, chemicals, dust etc.
- Pollen.
- Fur.
- Cold air.
- Respiratory tract infections.
- Excessive exercise.
- Anxiety, fear and stress.
- Ineffective Airway Clearance related to bronchospasm and mucosal Similarly, edema
- Fatigue related to hypoxia and increased respiratory work
- Imbalanced Nutrition: Less than Body Requirements related to GI distress
- Deficient Fluid Volume related to increased respiratory and decreased oral intake
- Anxiety related to hospitalization and respiratory distress
- Interrupted Family Processes related to chronic conditions
- Deficient Knowledge : the disease process and treatment related to less information.
