Nicola Lamb CU1572 1.1 The following is a list of legislations that has direct impact upon the handling of medication within in a social care setting‚ The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 The Misuse of Drugs(Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 SI 1973No 798 as amended By Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 The NHS Scotland Pharmaceutical Service
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Asthma is a lung disease that can be treated. It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory system that results in relapsing symptoms. In simpler terms‚ asthma is the narrowing of the airways in the lungs that causes wheezing‚ coughing‚ and gasping for breath. It is a very unpredictable disease and can differ greatly from one person to the next. Some people have very mild symptoms every once and a while where as for others it is a daily struggle to breath. Asthma can occur at any age
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Ahmari z julkarnain Bsn 4a ASTHMA IN ACUTE EXSACERBATION Asthma is a common long-term condition that can cause a cough‚ wheezing‚ and breathlessness. The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. Asthma can be controlled well in most people most of the time. What is asthma? Asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways. These are the small tubes‚ called bronchi‚ which carry air in and out of the lungs. If you have asthma‚ the bronchi will be
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change medicine if the symptoms worsen. For bronchitis the symptoms are dry cough‚ and inflamed airway. These symptoms are pretty much similar to asthma but the treatment for bronchitis is different because it requires only self-care instead of inhalers. The treatment you would have to do for bronchitis is getting more rest‚ breath in warm moist air‚ and taking over the counter pain medications‚ or even going to a therapies. For walking pneumonia the symptoms are coughing‚ weakness and tiredness
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Nursing Care Study This assignment is a case study of a patient who was admitted to a respiratory ward with acute exacerbation of asthma. This assignment will discuss nursing an adult patient with asthma‚ also it will aim to critically assess‚ plan‚ implement and evaluate the patients nursing needs using the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney nursing model (1980). This case study will focus on the maintaining a safe environment. It is worth noting that the activities of daily living are interlinked e
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answered: c. expiration 3. During an asthma attack You correctly answered: b. inspiration and expiration are impaired. 4. During moderate aerobic exercise‚ which respiratory variable increases the most? You correctly answered: a. tidal volume 5. Inhaler medications for an asthma patient are designed to You correctly answered: b. dilate the patient’s bronchioles. 010/10/12 page 1 Experiment Results Predict Question: Predict Question 1: With emphysema‚ there is a significant loss of elastic
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Physiological disorders: In this assignment I am going to describe two physiological disorder in details‚ the details that I am going to go into is what the disorder is‚ signs and symptoms‚ cause of the disorder‚ physiological changes as a result of treatment and the factors influencing the development of the disorder‚ explain the signs and symptoms related to two named physiological disorders‚ describe the investigations that care carried out to enable the diagnosis of these physiological disorders
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Chapter 37 Bronchodilators and Respiratory Drugs A. Diseases of the Lower Respiratory Tract * COPD * Asthma * Emphysema * Chronic bronchitis B. Bronchial Asthma * Recurrent and reversible shortness of breath * Occurs when the airways of the lungs become narrow as a result of: * Bronchospasms * Inflammation of the bronchial mucosa * Edema of the bronchial mucosa * Production of viscid mucus * Alveolar ducts/alveoli remain open‚ but airflow to
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Describe the probable reasons for Geronimo’s acute exacerbation of asthma. There are three identifiable probable reasons for Geronimo’s acute exacerbation of asthma‚ these include; Geronimo experiencing an upper respiratory infection‚ Geronimo going three days without medication‚ and the recent thunderstorm. Respiratory infections‚ rhinovirus‚ and influenza are the most commonly associated viruses associated with acute exacerbations of asthma in children. However‚ the explanation as to why these
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PHARMACOLOGY: Williams has some medications that he was using before he was brought to the hospital. Going through his medication history‚ he was using some medication for hypertension which include in his home medication. His home medications and over-the counter medication are: Lopressor (Metoprolol) 50mg by mouth daily for blood pressure and heart problem‚ Lisinopril 12.5mg by mouth daily using it for high blood pressure too‚ Crestor (Rosuvastain) 20mg by mouth taking with Super‚ used for high
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