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    1. The discharge plan provides instructions for the patient to follow a medication regimen and exercise regularly to control asthma symptoms. 2. The patient is advised to monitor their asthma, seek medical advice if complications arise, and comply with follow-up appointments to monitor their condition and avoid serious issues. 3. Lifestyle recommendations include avoiding asthma triggers like smoke, maintaining a healthy diet and weight, controlling acid reflux, getting adequate rest, and finding spiritual support.

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    1. The discharge plan provides instructions for the patient to follow a medication regimen and exercise regularly to control asthma symptoms. 2. The patient is advised to monitor their asthma, seek medical advice if complications arise, and comply with follow-up appointments to monitor their condition and avoid serious issues. 3. Lifestyle recommendations include avoiding asthma triggers like smoke, maintaining a healthy diet and weight, controlling acid reflux, getting adequate rest, and finding spiritual support.

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    1. The discharge plan provides instructions for the patient to follow a medication regimen and exercise regularly to control asthma symptoms. 2. The patient is advised to monitor their asthma, seek medical advice if complications arise, and comply with follow-up appointments to monitor their condition and avoid serious issues. 3. Lifestyle recommendations include avoiding asthma triggers like smoke, maintaining a healthy diet and weight, controlling acid reflux, getting adequate rest, and finding spiritual support.

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    1. The discharge plan provides instructions for the patient to follow a medication regimen and exercise regularly to control asthma symptoms. 2. The patient is advised to monitor their asthma, seek medical advice if complications arise, and comply with follow-up appointments to monitor their condition and avoid serious issues. 3. Lifestyle recommendations include avoiding asthma triggers like smoke, maintaining a healthy diet and weight, controlling acid reflux, getting adequate rest, and finding spiritual support.

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    The key takeaways from the discharge plan are medications to control asthma symptoms, exercise recommendations, health teachings for the patient, and dietary recommendations.

    The recommendations for exercise and physical activity are to start with a warm-up, use a rescue inhaler before exercise if needed, always have a rescue inhaler during exercise, and engage in physical activity for at least 30 minutes most days of the week such as brisk walking, dancing, swimming, and volleyball.

    The health teachings provided to the patient include monitoring asthma regularly, seeking medical advice for complications, strict compliance with medications, learning about triggers, avoiding secondhand smoke, avoiding certain chemicals, observing proper inhaler technique, and providing support during treatments.

    DISCHARGE PLANNING

    Medications  Give adequate instruction about the importance of  So that the patient’s condition
    following medication and dietary regimens. can remain stable as long as
    possible.
    Medications for Maintenance:
    1. Salbutamol 4 mg, TID, Inhalation
    2. Prednisone 40 mg, OD, PO - To relieve and relax the
    3. Ciclesonide 160 mcg, BID, PO muscles that tighten around the
    airways
    - Used to treat severe airway
    inflammation (swelling) and
    mucus
    - Control asthma symptoms and
    prevent asthma from flaring.
    Treat airway inflammation and
    mucus
    Exercise
    Exercise as your provider recommends. Some people  To reduce inflammation
    have coughing or wheezing only during or after physical  Effective deep breathing and
    activity. This is called exercise-induced asthma. Even coughing will help clear and
    though exercise may trigger an asthma attack, exercise is maintain a patent airway and
    still important. Some ways to prevent an asthma attack prevent airway collapse
    during exercise include:  Decrease asthma symptoms by
     Start with a long, slow warm-up to the activity. improving lung endurance
     It may be necessary to use a rescue inhaler before  To improve lung capacity
    you start exercise.  Improves conditioning of the
    heart, improving blood flow and
     Always have a rescue inhaler with you during the delivery of oxygen.
    exercise.
     Promote rest and pursed lip breathing exercise.
     Do active range of motion with slow progressions in
    frequency and provide assistance if needed.
     Physical activity on most days of the week for at
    least 30 minutes such as: brisk walking, dancing,
    swimming, and volleyball.
    Health Teachings 1. Provide patient and relative written and
    verbal information regarding the following:
    2. Monitor Asthma regularly - To check for symptoms
    3. Seek medical advice from health care - For immediate treatment.
    provider in case of complication.
    4. Encourage strict medication compliance and - To attain therapeutic effects.
    to take medications as directed.
    5. Compliance to follow-up examinations. - For monitoring and avoidance of
    6. Learn what things trigger your symptoms and complications.
    how to stay away from them. Triggers may - To prevent serious complications
    be perfumes, smoke, pollen, or other things. wherein the length of time that
    Preventing contact with triggers can help these treatments are necessary.
    prevent asthma attacks. - To improve cardiac activity.
    7. Avoid secondhand smoke. Smoke can
    worsen asthma symptoms.
    8. Avoid exposure to chemicals, such as the - To have enough rest
    chemicals used in the manufacturing
    industry, farming, and hairdressing.

    9. Observe inhaler and spacer technique


    10. Providing support. The patient and family
    needs assistance, explanation, and support
    every time patient requires treatment.
    11. Indicate enough bed rest.
    12. Advise patient to get at least 7 hours of sleep
    each night and take 20 to 30 minutes rest
    periods twice per day.

    Outpatient  Follow-up 2 weeks after discharge for the doctor to  For health status monitoring
    Follow-up know
     Advise parents to seek further medical attention
    (preferably from their GP) should the child's
    condition deteriorate or if there is no significant
    improvement within 48 hours
    Diet If acid indigestion is making asthma symptoms  To avoid increased airway
    worse: irritation
     Acid reflux that causes heartburn
     Lose weight if you need to may damage lung airways and
     Maintain a healthy weight. worsen asthma symptoms.

     Sleep with the head of your bed raised at least 4


    inches, if you have symptoms at night.

     Control heartburn and gastroesophageal reflux


    disease (GERD).
    Spiritual Care  Encourage patient to have faith and pray to God.  To reduce patients anxiety
     Encourage the patent to spend a time of silence in
    a day for a moment of prayer.
     Strengthen faith and communicate with God.

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