Asthma Case Study
Name
The University of Texas at Arlington
College of Nursing Graduate Program
In partial fulfillment of the requirements of
N5315 Advanced Pathophysiology
Kristi Vaughn DNP, RN, ACNP-BC
, 2
ASTHMA
Case Study #3
Questions
1. The clinical scenario is most consistent with which
diagnosis? You may simply list your answer below using a
bullet point format. This does not have to be in a complete
sentence.
*asthma
2. What data in the clinical scenario supports your diagnosis?
You may simply list your answers below using a bullet point
format. This does not have to be in a complete sentence.
*end- expiratory wheezing
*dyspnea
*father has a history of asthma
*occasional smoker
*chest tightness
*worse during spring months
(Brashers & Huether, 2014).