hear the word “asthma” they don’t put much thought into it. Most people don’t think asthma can actually be a serious or deadly condition. Individuals assume you just use your inhaler and you’re good to go. Just think about being underwater and trying to get to that little inch above the surface to gasp for air. Asthma can also cause anxiety of the feeling of not being able to breathe. Asthma is very common throughout the world and it causes deaths every day. So what exactly is asthma and how does it
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SYMPOSIUM Asthma Academic Research Paper Abdirisak Aden 4/7/2013 I will be talking about the Symptoms & Signs of Asthma‚ Diagnosis‚ Etiology (causes)‚ Treatment/Prevention and Prognosis What is Asthma? Asthma affects more than 34 million Americans making it difficult for them to breathe. It is a lung disorder that interferes with breathing. It can cause serious‚ recurring episodes of wheezing‚ coughing‚ and breathlessness known as asthma attacks. An asthma attack
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The Prevalence of Asthma Associated with Air Pollution Air pollution is the initiation of chemicals‚ particulate matter‚ or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms‚ or damages the natural environment into the atmosphere. Air pollution occurs when the air contains gases‚ fumes‚ dust‚ or other harmful agents. According to Morgan (2003)‚ air pollution was not a problem until the 19th century and Industrial Revolution because pollution was readily
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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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Clinical Management Paper Honorata G. Shaw University of Phoenix NRP 524: Pediatrics and Adolescents Population Group: ON03FNP01 Carol King‚ MSN‚ CPNP Beverly Vandercook‚ MSN‚ CPNP‚ CLC Oct 30‚ 2004 Clinical Management Paper: Asthma Name: D. A. Age: 15 y/o Race: Caucasian Sex: F Religion: Baptist Marital Status: Single Occupation: Student Source of Medical Care: Pacific Care HMO Healthcare Provider: RMC
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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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Asthma BTS-revised 2014 GINA- 2014 Definition • Heterogenous disease (variable respiratory symptoms‚ characterised by chronic airway inflammation • Defined by history of wheeze‚ cough‚ SOB and chest tighntness • Variable expiratory airflow limitation (GINA) • Recurrent symptoms of wheeze‚ SOB‚ Cough‚ chest tightness • Variable airflow obstruction (BTS) Assess Severity Of Asthma (BTS) • Moderate asthma Increasing symptoms • PEF >50–75% best or predicted • No features of acute severe asthma • Acute
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Asthma and emphysema are both known as obstructive lung diseases. Obstructive lung disease occurs when the airway is obstructed and is worse with expiration. For example‚ more force is required to exhale and emptying the lungs is slowed (Huether & McCance‚ 2012‚ p. 689). The most common type of obstructive lung diseases are asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and emphysema. Although‚ they are categorized as obstructive lung disease they have many similarities in that they have similar symptoms such as
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Abstract In this assignment the scenario presented is of a mother bringing her daughter into the emergency room during an asthma attack. Though both of her parents work‚ they cannot afford medical insurance for themselves or her. They also earn too much money to qualify for state or federal aid. She is treated with medication for her asthma attack at the hospital and she and her mother leave. Two weeks later‚ they return to the hospital in a virtually identical scenario. I will be discussing whether
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very uncomfortable. HOW DO YOU GET ECZEMA? Eczema is not a contagious skin disease‚ but it does effect around 1 in 10 people. Its causes aren’t fully understood yet‚ but eczema seems to occur in people with family or personal history of allergic asthma‚ rhinitis‚ conjunctivitis‚ food allergies‚ icthyosis vulgaris‚ and keratosis pilaris. Eczema has always seemed to be a genetic skin disease‚ but until recently the researchers have been unable to identify a specific gene involved in the passing on
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