Asthma Education by Ian Mitchell & Gaynor Govias

Author:Ian Mitchell & Gaynor Govias
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9783030778965
Publisher: Springer International Publishing

Signs and symptoms

Severity

Mild

Moderate

Severe

Imminent respiratory arrest

Dyspnea

With activity

Limits activity

At rest

Too dyspneic to speak, perspiring

Speech

Sentences

Phrases

Words

Conscious level

Agitated

Agitated

Agitated

Confused and drowsy

Respiratory rate (RR)

>30a

Accessory muscles

No

Yes, some

Usually

Paradoxical thoracoabdominal movement

Wheeze

End expiration

Expiration

Loud inspiration and expiration

No (silent chest)

Heart rate (HR)

<a

100–120a

>120

Bradycardia

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