Guidelines for treatment of asthma | medical energency condition Features | Acute management of COPD | MBBS SIMPLIFIED HANDWRITTEN TO TEXT NOTES |
Contents [ hide ] Guidelines for treatment of asthma 1.mild episode asthma- step 1 2.seasonal astma- step 2 3.mild chronic asthma with occasional exacerbations -step 2 4.moderate asthma with frequent excerbations -step 3 5.severe asthma -step 4,5 Step1 - inhaled short acting b2 agonist Step 2 - low dose glucocorticoids or sodium chromoglyacate +inhaled long acting b2 agonist Step 3- add leukotrine antagonist Step 4 - inhaled high dose glucocorticoid+ipratropium bromide Step 5 -add oral prednisolone +omalizumab Status asthmaticus -medical energency condition Features - chest pain,cynosis,bradycardia, hypotension,pulsus paradoxus Management - correct dehydration -O2 adminstration -nebulise salbutamol and ipratropium bromide -oral glucocorticoides -if poor response is seen after one hour then following treatmanets are required •hospitalized the patient •marked ventilation •c...