Goals in Asthma Teaching

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Goals in Asthma Teaching
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What Is Asthma
Signs and Symptoms
Proper use of Medication
Action Plan for Home Use
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What is Asthma?

• In children, asthma is a chronic, life
  threatening
• disease, that makes it hard to breathe.
• Asthma causes
• Swelling
• Inflammation
• Twitchiness
• In the lining of the airways that lead to the
  lungs.
• When Asthma flares up, the airways become tight
  and narrower, making It hard to breath.

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These flare-ups are called asthma attacks or
exacerbations
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• What Causes Asthma?
• Experts do not know exactly what causes
• asthma
• Asthma runs in families
• Asthma is more common in people with allergies
• Pollution may cause asthma or make it worse

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Asthma Symptoms

• Wheezing
• Persistent Cough
• Tightness in the chest
• Shortness of breath
• Interrupted sleep
• Quickly tires during exercise

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How Asthma is Triggered

• Allergens
• Exercise
• Pollution
• Cold Air
• Viral Infection
• Sinus Infection
• Irritants

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Irritants and Allergens
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Diagnosis

• Physical examination
• Thorough history
• Spirometry
• Peak expiratory flow
• X-ray
• Allergy testing

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• Physical Exam

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Symptom History

• Mild intermittent asthma
• Symptoms (on average two days a week)
• Persistent asthma
• Mild persistent (symptoms more than two days a
  week)
• Moderate persistent (Daily symptoms)
• Persistent asthma (Having to LIMIT daily
  activities)
• Frequent respiratory illnesses

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• Spirometry

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• Peak Flow Meter
• Stand Tall
• Take deep breath
• Insert mouth piece
• Close mouth firmly
• Blow hard and fast
• Read RED indicator
• Repeat three times

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• X-ray

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• Allergy Testing

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Common Medications In Asthma Management
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• Medications
• Inhaled Steroids
• Control
• Daily prevention by blocking inflammation and
  reducing sensitivity of air ways.

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• Long Acting Bronchodilator
• Control
• Bronchodilator keeps airways open up to 12 hours.

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• Leukotriene Modifier
• Control
• Blocks cellular response to inflammation.

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• Cromolyn
• Control
• Prevents inflammation and relaxes bronchial
  muscles

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• Short Acting Beta 2- agonist
• Rescue Medication
• Dilates airways quickly

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• Oral Steroids
• Added Rescue Medication
• Reduces inflammation and mucus
• Helps airway respond to Beta 2-agonist

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• Antihistamines
• Prevention
• Prevents Sinus Trouble or Rhinitis
• which may trigger asthma symptoms

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• Nasal Spray
• Prevention
• Prevents sinus trouble or rhinitis
• which may trigger asthma symptoms

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• Proper use of equipment
• IS
• essential in
• asthma management

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Nebulizer

• Infant Mask
  Toddler Mask

Mouth Piece (school age adult)
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Meter Dose Inhaler

• Infant

Infant-aerochamber with mask
School age- aerochamber
Adolecent to adult
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• A Plan
• To Live By
• The key to successful management of asthma is
  obtained through
• Proper Parental Education

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• TEACH PARENTS
• To avoid asthma triggers
• Specific medications prescribed for their child.
• Proper technique in administering medication
• Signs and symptoms of asthma exacerbation
• Technique to avoid hospitalization with mild
  exacerbation
• Goals of management

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• Asthma Action Plan

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Goals of Management

Living a happy and active life