These symptoms were found in Selena

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Answer 5:
Acute asthmatic attacks result in symptoms of severe wheezing, rapid breathing, chest
tightness, anxiety, sweating, persistent coughing and difficulty in talking. Similar symptom was
found in Selena too, a 19 year old female patients who was admitted to the emergency
department because of shortness of breath, wheezing and chest tightness. The patient verbally
complained that her chest feels tight and she cannot catch her breath. Although she had a history
of asthma since the age of 4 years, however the specific clinical symptoms that indicated that she
had suffered from an asthmatic attack were shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing and chest
tightness. All these symptoms were found in Selena at the time of hospital admission. The study
by supports too that asthma exacerbation result in progressive loss of lung function and this
occurs because of allergy sensitization, bacterial infections, exposure to environment allergens
and tobacco smoking. In case of Selena, the main trigger or risk factors for the asthmatic attack
included allergy to cats and ragweed and the recent exposure to pet cats while Selena visited her
friends (Castillo et al., 2017). Sanya et al. (2014) supported too that attacks of wheezing and
shortness of breath during asthma exacerbation occur after exposure to household. Asthmatic
attacks may be fatal and it is often driven by respiratory viral infection. There is a need to be
continuously monitor such patients and implement appropriate pharmacological interventions to
control symptoms and reduce the onset of symptoms in the future too.
Answer 6:
The chest x-ray report of Selena reported hyperinflated lungs. Hyperinflation is a
condition that leads to trapping of the air in the lungs and overinflation of the lungs. It is most
commonly seen in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) such as