The disease that I am writing about today is Asthma. This disease is a severe allergic reaction in which the bronchial tubes in the lungs swell and become blocked with mucous. The membranes lining the inner walls of the air passages become inflamed‚ causing the airways to narrow and making it difficult to breathe. Asthma affects roughly 17 million Americans. Five million of those affected by this disease are under the age of 18‚ making asthma the most common chronic childhood disease
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Asthma is a condition that impact’s one’s ability to breath easily. Specifically‚ asthma effects the airways. A normal airway provides a large passage for air to travel into the lungs. Someone suffering from asthma has sensitive airways that‚ when irritated by particles in the air‚ become inflamed‚ narrowing the airway significantly and make it difficult for air to get to the lungs comfortably. Most often‚ asthma is a result of dust‚ tobacco‚ pollen‚ household cleaning supplies‚ and other active
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julkarnain Bsn 4a ASTHMA IN ACUTE EXSACERBATION Asthma is a common long-term condition that can cause a cough‚ wheezing‚ and breathlessness. The severity of the symptoms varies from person to person. Asthma can be controlled well in most people most of the time. What is asthma? Asthma is caused by inflammation of the airways. These are the small tubes‚ called bronchi‚ which carry air in and out of the lungs. If you have asthma‚ the bronchi will be inflamed and more
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Asthma Asthma is a respiratory disease. Asthma has a high reactivity of the bronchial tubes to various stimuli and that reaction blocks air flow by narrowing and obstructing the trachea and lungs. (Woollbert‚ Robert‚ 1996) This causes difficulty breathing‚ and while it’s normally temporary and reversible it can still be life threatening. Normally a person with Asthma has triggers. There are two main sections triggers fall under‚ a viral illness or an allergy. A viral illness is
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Induced Asthma it is important to have a good understand of what Asthma is in general. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways that lead to the lungs that can make it hard for someone to bring are cause a lot of coughing. With Asthma‚ air passages can be affected in multiple different ways. Airway muscles can become thick and tight‚ airways can produce extra mucus‚ airways can become irritated and more sensitive and they also become a lot more sensitive and can make asthma patients
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Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airway‚ which are also called bronchial tubes. The bronchioles are responsible for carry oxygen in and out of the lungs. The airways get tighter and get congested due to a build up mucus. About one of fifteen of people that suffered from asthma experienced attack of wheezing breathlessness‚ chest tightness and coughing. There is no cure for asthma‚ but the majority of patients that receive proper treatment can continue with a normal life (Wexler‚ B. 2013)
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Health and Welfare defines asthma as a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways associated with episodes of wheezing‚ breathlessness and chest tightness. These episodes are generally associated with airflow obstruction that is often reversible either spontaneously or with treatment (Hambrecht‚ Fiehn & Weigl‚ 1995). It is a very common disease that affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide (Bateman et al. 2008). Several studies have shown that the prevalence of asthma in the world has been
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Asthma What is the cause? The cause of asthma could be that most people are allergic to things such as cats‚ cigarette smoke‚ molds‚ pollums‚ dust and environment; these symptoms cause a trigger of asthma. It’s a condition where a person’s airways becomes inflamed‚ swell and produce extra mucus. What are 5 symptoms? What are 5 symptoms of asthma? There are quite a few symptoms of finding you weather you have asthma such as coughing‚ wheezing‚ difficulty of breathing‚ making a whistling noise
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Pathophysiology of Asthma Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by episodes in which the bronchioles constrict due to oversensitivity. In asthma‚ the airways (bronchioles) constrict making it difficult to get air in or out of the lungs. Breathlessness is the main symptom. The bronchi and bronchioles become inflamed and constricted. Asthmatics usually react to triggers. Triggers are substances and situations that would not normally trouble an asthma free person. Asthma is either extrinsic
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Asthma is the most common chronic medical condition among children and adolescents aged 5-17‚ with a lifetime prevalence of 14% (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]‚ 2014). In 2014‚ asthma accounted for 159 deaths‚ 633‚000 emergency room visits‚ was the third leading cause of hospitalization in children under age 15 and accounted for 10.5 million missed school days (National Center for Health Statistics [NCHS]‚ 2014 & CDC‚ 2014). In 2009 the estimated direct and indirect national cost
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