Asthma Project

Here's a start...some people give a pre-operative neb (albuterol) to patients with asthma without any signs or symptoms just because. A whack of a steroid is probably more effective for avoiding a perioperative bronchospasm, but I don't know too many folk that do that.

A proper anesthetic is the best way to avoid such an event and tailoring pre-op preparation to the patient means teasing out exactly what the he means by "I have asthma".

oh snap girl you know we're gonna destroy this project! woo wooooo!

Great!!! Thanks for the input!

I'm currently doing probs the same project for my third semester in CRNA school. Besides the above comments did you get any additional feedback?

Thanks

davange said:

[COLOR=#000000]I am starting a project for Pharmacology Class-Do any CRNA's or anesthesia providers have any common clinical practice issues involving Asthma and/or Asthma drugs?

What is the issue? Why is it important? Who does or will it impact? How? Has this happened in your personal clinical experience?

Is there a pro/con to the issue? What are the two sides justification/evidence?

 

Thanks in advance for any insight![/COLOR]

Asthma in anesthesia is a bugbear.  The answer to your question is much to complicated on a forum.  Handling asthma is an art and a science.  You're gonna have to go deep to get thus paper done:)