Order Number |
86756445678 |
Type of Project |
ESSAY |
Writer Level |
PHD VERIFIED |
Format |
APA |
Academic Sources |
10 |
Page Count |
3-12 PAGES |
Assignment of Respiratory Case Study
Study of respiratory cases:
Scenario: BF, the 31-year old man living in a small mountain city in Western Virginia, is very allergic to pollen and dust and has a slight asthma history. The wife of BF drove him to the emergency hospital because he had not reacted to his fluticasone/salmeterol (Advair) inhaler, could not lie down, and started using accessory muscles. The BF is begun immediately at 75 mL/h by nasal cannula and intravenous (IV) D5W with 4L of oxygen. The laboratory receives a set of blood arterial gasses (ABG). BF seems worried and says he’s breathless.
Chart:
Signs vital:
152/84 BP
124 bpm pulse
42 breaths/min Resp rate
100.® F Temp 100.
Topics for discussion:
Chart:
ABGs
7.31 pH
Paco2 48 Paco2
HCO3 26 HCO3
Paolo2 55
Chart:
Orders for medication:
2.5 mg Albuterol with ipratropium 250 mcg Nebulizer Statistics
Inhalation of albuterol (Ventolin) 2 puffs in 4 hours
0.4 percent Nebulizer therapy q3hrs Metaproterenol sulfate (Alupent)
MDI: 220mcg, 1 puff twice daily Fluticasone (Flovent HFA)
You examine BF and find that in all lung fields with non-productive toxins and accessory muscle use, lung sounds with inspiratory and expiratory wheezing have been reduced. He has pale, warm, and dry skin. The ECG displays ectopic sinus tachycardia. He is alert and x4-sphere oriented. He appears worried, sits straight, leans over the bedside table, and continues to complain about breathlessness.
BF wheeze and dyspnea solve after several hours and aerosol treatments and he can expectorate his secretions. The provider discusses BF’s care of asthma with him; BF states that in the last few weeks he has had multiple asthma attacks. The provider discharges BF under a “burst” (prednisone 40mg/day X 5days), fluticasone/salmeterol (Advair HFA 230/21) oral steroid prescription, two inhalations daily morning-night (Proventil), albuterol (Proventil) metered-dose inhaler (MDI, spacer) and montelukast (Singulair). He instructed BF to phone the pulmonary clinic with a pulmonary expert for further follow-up.
BF states that he took his Advair that morning, then again when he began to feel breathless. He says, “It didn’t help,” and he wants to know why he had to stay there. Is fluticasone/salmeterol (Advair) suitable for usage in acute asthma attacks? Explain.
You are asking BF to show the use of its MDI. He shakes the box vigorously, hangs the spray on the edge of his mouth (pointing towards his cheek), and squeezes the box while he takes a quick, deep breath.