Tratamiento para paciente asmático con diagnóstico inicial de hipertensión arterial

Abstract

Allergic asthma is a respiratory disease with a high incidence in the world, which manifests itself when people having contact with some substance that induces a hypersensitivity reaction. It can show with anothers diseases like high blood pressure, which worsens the patient's clinical picture when patient using drugs that are not indicated for both conditions. A clinical case of a 42-year-old woman diagnosed with allergic asthma is presented, she is under pharmacological treatment, reports headaches, nervousness, restlessness, shortness of breath and oropharyngeal infection, and indicates being on medication to control the infection. She also comments that she changed her inhalation device, and self-medicates to control the headache. She was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure. The general objective was to establish an adequate treatment for the asthmatic patient with an initial diagnosis of arterial hypertension. A bibliographic research was carried out through the use of scientific articles and books that support the resolution of the clinical case. New drugs were proposed and those that caused symptoms were suspended, because they are contraindicated in asthma or high blood pressure and others were used in very high doses. In addition, recommendations were made to improve the patient's comorbidities. In order to have a good control of asthma and arterial hypertension, it is very important to implemented a good pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment and use inhalation devices appropriately.