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Wheezing Assessment
On assessing a 28-year-old African-American woman lung, I noticed a high pitched, whistling sound given by turbulence of airflow. I monitored the patient and realized that when severity impressed, they lasted throughout expiration. The wheezing was sometimes absent because of the chronic effect of airflow related to narrowing of airway fatigue on the respiratory muscles. Differentiating wheeze gave me two differential diagnoses of asthma and COPD, on checking family history, the father to the woman had asthma which I fully differentiated using spirometry.
The potential health risk associated with this was the family history .the woman’s father had the same wheezing, which was caused by asthma and was under medication. Allergies, the allergic condition such as allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis also was the risk factor. The patient was allergic to cats because of far and also a dusty place. Apart from the normal corticosteroids administration, the following important health education was considered; Avoid being near cats because of itching and watery eyes caused by the fur (Hallit.2018) The woman was to avoid smoking or coming in contact to places that and dusty places. The woman is going to do some exercises in the morning and noon and ensure a daily balanced diet is taken.
Factors I am going to consider in evaluating the readability of health education is accessibility, and I will include the handout on items the patient regularly use such as calendars, bookmakers, and reference cards which are of wallet size. Secondly, I will consider how appropriate it is to the patient; this is by providing information that is important and enough in directing the patient’s self-care. I will also use instructions which are easily understood and easily remembered, Handouts compatible with information handed to the patient which is supports or being supported by other communication forms and finally a handout which fits patients values and lifestyle.
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Hallit, S., Raherison, C., Malaeb, D., Hallit, R., Kheir, N., & Salameh, P. (2018). The AAA risk factors scale: a new model to screen for the risk of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis in children. Medical Principles and Practice, 27(5), 472-480.