NRP507 Week 5 | Pharmacology in Health Care - University of Phoenix

NRP507 Advanced Pharmacology Week 5 Assignment Patient Case Study: Asthma Based on the knowledge you have gained up to this point, it is time to apply your skills to determine the proper treatment plan for a patient presenting with asthma exacerbation.

CASE STUDY:

Asthma Complete the case study by answering the questions associated with the scenario.

DOB: 2/3/1984

Nancy Smith, a 35-year-old female, presents with an asthma exacerbation. She was diagnosed with asthma at age 20 and has been only using an albuterol inhaler p.r.n. (when necessary). She has been seen in urgent care a few times over the past year (most recently 4 months ago) and was given a prescription for an inhaled steroid (this one she never filled), albuterol inhaler, and oral steroids. Her asthma symptoms flared again 2 weeks ago, and she has been using her albuterol 3-4 times/day. She reports that she is very short of breath when climbing stairs or when walking to the mailbox. She has had nighttime coughing spells every day during the past week and has had to prop herself up on pillows to breathe. She indicates that she has had similar previous flares in the past and she “just wants more albuterol and steroid pills.”

Meds:

Proair HFA Claritin prn Spirometry: FEV1: 58% FEV1/FVC ratio: 69% Pulse ox: 93% on RA Analysis of Asthma Stage Refer to the most current UpToDate® evidence based guidelines (EBG) for asthma located in the University Library to answer the following questions: