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  1. Anaphylactic Shock Nursing Care Management and Study Guide

    Nursing Care Planning and Goals. Main Article: 4 Anaphylactic Shock Nursing Care Plans. The major goals for a patient with anaphylactic shock are: Client will maintain an effective breathing pattern, as evidenced by relaxed breathing at normal rate and depth and absence of adventitious breath sounds. Client will demonstrate improved ventilation ...

  2. Allergic Rhinitis (Nursing)

    Allergic rhinitis (AR) is an atopic disease characterized by symptoms of nasal congestion, clear rhinorrhea, sneezing, and nasal pruritis. It can affect one in every six individuals and has associations with significant morbidity, loss of productivity, and health-care costs. Historically, the belief was that AR was a condition of the nasal passages only. Still, the treatment of AR is now a ...

  3. Allergic Rhinitis Nursing Care Management

    Allergic Rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis, commonly known as hay fever, is a chronic condition characterized by inflammation of the nasal passages due to an allergic response to certain airborne allergens. This condition can significantly impact the quality of life, causing discomfort, sleep disturbances, and impaired daily activities.

  4. Case 1: A 12-year-old girl with food allergies and an acute asthma

    Population-based studies have shown that 20% to 35% of children with allergies experience bullying. In many cases (31% in one recent study ), this bullying is related directly to the food allergy. From a medical perspective, there are little published data regarding allergy bullying, and many health care providers may not be aware of the issue.

  5. An adolescent girl with signs and symptoms of anaphylaxis and negative

    The increasing incidence of allergies and allergic reactions among children and adults has become a major public health concern. The etiology of allergic reactions can often be confirmed based on a detailed history and supportive testing. However, there are cases where the underlying factors are more complex and difficult to identify. Here we present the case report of a 14-year-old Caucasian ...

  6. 7 Anaphylactic Shock Nursing Care Plans

    2. Instruct the client with known allergies to wear medical alert identification. In case of an emergency, the healthcare provider will be aware of this medical history. 3. Instruct the client or family members about factors that can precipitate a recurrence of shock and ways to prevent or avoid these precipitating factors.

  7. A Mixed-Methods Approach-Based Study of Anaphylaxis Awareness and

    In this study, nursing students' anaphylaxis awareness and anaphylaxis education needs were confirmed using mixed-methods research. Students' overall awareness of anaphylaxis (51.1%; 64.6% for causes, 55.8% for treatments, and 33.0% for symptoms) fell between that seen in nurses (56.3%) and that seen in medical students (47.7%) in a prior ...

  8. Diagnosing, managing and preventing anaphylaxis: Systematic review

    Background: This systematic review used the GRADE approach to compile evidence to inform the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology's (EAACI) anaphylaxis guideline. Methods: We searched five bibliographic databases from 1946 to 20 April 2020 for studies about the diagnosis, management and prevention of anaphylaxis. We included 50 studies with 18 449 participants: 29 randomized ...

  9. Peanut allergy and anaphylaxis

    23 Jun 2016. A primary care nurse's quick guide to…. Peanut allergy and anaphylaxis. Key learning points: 1. Allergy to peanuts is the most common food allergy, and can cause potentially fatal anaphylactic reactions. 2. Primary care nurses should be able to spot signs and symptoms and take key steps towards diagnosis. 3.

  10. Managing food allergies at school: A qualitative study

    In addition, the study findings show that school nursing is necessary to prevent the development of an anaphylactic reaction and to support children in managing food allergies at school. As the prevalence of allergies increases worldwide, the role of healthcare professionals in providing the best possible care to these children and their ...

  11. Anaphylaxis Nursing Diagnosis and Nursing Care Plan

    Anaphylaxis Nursing Care Plan 1. Ineffective Breathing Pattern. Nursing Diagnosis: Ineffective Breathing Pattern related to constriction of edematous airways secondary to anaphylaxis as manifested by dyspnea or difficulty of breathing, oxygen saturation of 82%, edema of lips, tongue and throat, and tachypnea.

  12. Episode 78 Anaphylaxis and Anaphylactic Shock

    Update 2017: A retrospective chart review looked at 2376 patients having allergic reactions and compared patients who received H1 antihistamines to those who did not.The study found a higher progression to anaphylaxis in the patients who were not treated. However, there appears to be differences between the two groups - most notably, 7.8% of the antihistamine group, as compared to only 2.8% ...

  13. Anaphylactic Shock Case Study -The Impending Doom

    Death immediately occurs after the contact with the trigger if anaphylaxis is fatal, called anaphylactic shock. From a case-series, fatal food reactions cause respiratory arrest typically after 30-35 min; insect stings cause collapse from shock after 10-15 min; and deaths caused by intravenous medication occur most commonly within 5 min. Death never occurred more than 6 hours after contact ...

  14. Free Nursing Case Studies & Examples

    Click on a case study below to view in our Nursing Case Study Examples course which holds all of our 40+ nursing case studies with answers. Acute Kidney Injury Nursing Case Study. Continue Case Study. Cardiogenic Shock Nursing Case Study. Continue Case Study. Breast Cancer Nursing Case Study. Continue Case Study. Respiratory Nursing Case Study.

  15. Food Allergy Case Studies, Stories & Examples

    Meet Susanne. At 52 years old, she has never been allergic but she recently awoke at 1 a.m. covered in hives and was having difficulty breathing—what caused her reaction? Learn more. Case studies and patient stories of people with food allergies, and how testing helped manage their allergy.

  16. Case Study: Managing Severe Asthma in an Adult

    The majority of adverse effects occurred within 1 day of the procedure and resolved within 7 days. 6. In this study, bronchial thermoplasty was found to significantly improve quality of life, as ...

  17. Asthma Nursing Care Management and Study Guide

    Nursing Diagnosis. Based on the data gathered, the nursing diagnoses appropriate for the patient with asthma include: Ineffective airway clearance related to increased production of mucus and bronchospasm. Impaired gas exchange related to altered delivery of inspired O2. Anxiety related to perceived threat of death.

  18. Anaphylactic Shock Critical Care Case Study

    Anaphylactic Shock Critical Care Case Study. Info: 2745 words (11 pages) Nursing Case Study. Published: 11th Feb 2020. Reference this. Tagged: shock critical care. Share this: Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn WhatsApp. Introduction (200 Words) In this project a medical case is going to be studied deeply with literature support as a case study ...

  19. Case Study: 60-Year-Old Female Presenting With Shortness of Breath

    Case Presentation. The patient is a 60-year-old white female presenting to the emergency department with acute onset shortness of breath. Symptoms began approximately 2 days before and had progressively worsened with no associated, aggravating, or relieving factors noted. She had similar symptoms approximately 1 year ago with an acute, chronic ...

  20. Food allergy

    This chapter discusses the case of a 46-year-old painter and decorator, Michael. He has had an egg allergy since infancy but has also started to experience symptoms of an itchy mouth when eating certain plant foods. The skin prick and blood tests suggest that Michael is no longer allergic to eggs despite the recent reactions that he attributed ...

  21. Case Study

    Nursing School Cheat Sheets For The NCLEX. Nursing Nclex review 100% (23) 6. Tina Jones Health History. Nursing Nclex review 94% (124) 5. CASE Study Ms.Winnie 33yrs old Woman. Nursing Nclex review 100% (12) 2.

  22. Case 37-2017

    At 2:44 p.m. on the day of this evaluation, emergency medical services personnel were dispatched to the park, where the patient was found lying on the ground in a puddle of slush.

  23. Case Study: 33-Year-Old Female Presents with Chronic SOB and Cough

    Case Presentation. History of Present Illness: A 33-year-old white female presents after admission to the general medical/surgical hospital ward with a chief complaint of shortness of breath on exertion. She reports that she was seen for similar symptoms previously at her primary care physician's office six months ago.

  24. Predicting the Resolution of Peanut Allergies in Children: Study ...

    According to the recent study, by monitoring changes in specific antibody levels related to peanuts and the Ara h 2 protein, doctors may better predict if a child will outgrow their peanut allergy.

  25. Developing a survey to measure nursing students' knowledge, attitudes

    The final survey consists of 45 items including 4 case studies. Systematic evaluation of knowledge-to-date coupled with stakeholder perspectives supports robust survey design. This study yielded a survey to assess nursing students' attitudes toward MAiD in a Canadian context. The survey is appropriate for use in education and research to ...