Managing Moderate to Severe Asthma

Individuals with this condition may be having some genetic risk factors that render them more vulnerable to the ailment. In addition, the asthmatic individuals might have been in contact with some environmental risks. The environmental dangers include exposure to allergens. Further, Lang (2015) argues that the asthmatic condition can arise due smoking, air pollution, inhaling dust mites, inhaling pollen, mold, cold air, respiratory infections, and allergic reactions triggered by some foods. Smoking and inhaling dust, as well as pollen can introduce unwanted, external materials into the breathing system. That is to mean that, airflow is an important aspect when managing asthma. The air needs to flow freely into and out of the lungs to ensure that the breathing system is functioning optimally.

A study by Walford & Doherty (2014) demonstrates that the reactions around the airways cause asthma to trigger. It is due to the reactions that people experience asthma attack, also known as asthma flare-up. The symptoms of the attack include coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and trouble breathing just to mention a few. Individuals need to engage a medical practitioner regarding the condition for purposes of establishing the actual degree and severity of the disease. Just as Bereza et al. (2015) put, the grading of asthma depends on the severing and frequency of the symptoms. The medical practitioners ought to undertake some level of diagnoses focusing on the records of asthma among the patients. Besides, the doctor will carry out physical examinations, including peak flow and spirometry measurements.

It becomes come complex and difficult to manage the condition where one has no idea regarding how to differentiate the symptoms. Without any form of treatment, the functioning of the lungs tends to be approximately between 60% and 80% (Pollock et al. According to the findings of Walford & Doherty (2014), the symptoms are persistent in severe asthma. The patient can easily note that the grading is severe where the signs are frequent and more persistent. The signs can be frequent, in the sense that, they occur almost daily. As such, the condition can transit further to become severe from moderate due to continuous exposure to causative agents. Managing the problem necessitate one to avoid continuous exposure to triggers. The triggers, in this case, include pollen, dust mites, smoke, and other allergens.

The asthma attack tends to grow with the extent of allergens an individual encounters. Thus, avoiding the aforementioned environmental risks is paramount for purposes of reducing the dangers. McCracken, Veeranki, Ameredes, & Calhoun (2017) argue further that the intervention increases the overall performance of the lungs to about 80% of normal. The control of symptoms associated with asthma is paramount when reducing the degrees of morbidity. Poor adherence to related medications contributes to the increased severity from moderate to extreme. In other words, uncontrolled asthmatic symptoms will expose individuals or rather, patients to harsh outcome. Thus, adhering to medication is the best approach through which patients can manage the troubles associated with the condition (Lang, 2015). Aubier, M. , Thabut, G. , Hamidi, F. , Guillou, N. , Brard, J.