Eczema‚ Allergies‚ and Asthma‚ Pediatric Eczema‚ allergies‚ and asthma are common in children‚ and tend to be passed along from parent to child (inherited). These conditions often occur when the body’s disease-fighting (immune) system responds to certain harmless substances as though they were harmful germs (allergic reaction). These substances could be things that your child breathes in‚ touches‚ or eats. The immune system creates proteins (antibodies) to fight the germs‚ which causes your child’s
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with Running head: CHILDREN WITH ASTHMA Children with Asthma Adell Bell Community College of Baltimore Country Children with Asthma According to the center for Disease control and preventing (CDC). Approximately 6.8 million children have been diagnosed with asthma. Asthma is one of the most common‚ serious‚ chronic diseases among children‚ accounting for 13 million absences from school each year. It is the most common chronic childhood illness. Asthma is a recurring inflammatory lung
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Asthma Asthma is described as an inflammatory condition of the lungs with no cure. This condition is a chronic or long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. This inflammation makes the airways swollen and incredibly sensitive. The airways then tend to react to certain substances that cause irritations. When the airways are irritated by these substances the muscles around the airways tighten and narrows the airways. The narrowing airways then cause a lack of air flow into the lungs
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Teaching Strategies; Lesson Plan I. Objectives This lesson intends to have a bird’s eye-view and in-depth understanding towards those Bizarre Mental Disorders. Students will gather heaps of information throughout the discussion which will be useful for future references. Cognitive- In psychology‚ it looks at the ways in which we can explain disorders and behaviors throughout cognitive processes. Affective- This topic will tackle mental disorders that mainly affect the affective
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CLINICAL TEACHING PLAN Name: Course and Year: BSN 3-A Class Schedule: Monday‚ Tuesday & Wednesday Instructor: Date of Submission: Oct. ‚ 2011 A) Description of Learners The learners are BSN Level 3 students. The average age range is from 18- 20 years old‚ single and full- time students. Enrolled and registered in the said college school. The new curriculum requires them to
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Asthma is an inflammatory disorder of the airways‚ which causes attacks of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness‚ and coughing. There is no cure for asthma‚ but most people can control the condition and lead normal‚ active lives. Different things set off asthma attacks in different people. Smoke from cigarettes or a fire‚ air pollution‚ cold air‚ pollen‚ animals‚ house dust‚ molds‚ strong smells such as perfume or bus exhaust‚ wood dust‚ exercise‚ industrial chemicals all can trigger an
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Asthma is a condition of the respiratory which is caused by the tightness of the muscles in the airways‚ which therefore causes the individual with this condition to breathe out reduced amount of air which then leads to difficulty in inhaling and exhaling. According to the World Health Organization (2010)‚ this condition is due to inflammation of the air passages in the lungs and affects the sensitivity of the nerve endings in the airways so they become easily irritated. In an attack‚ the lining
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research done on asthma and genetics and this research is ongoing. Some research on this is pointing at a synergistic nature within the pathophysiology of asthma. “Polymorphisms in the gene that encodes platelet-activating factor hydrolase‚ an intrinsic neutralizing agent of platelet-activating factor in most humans‚ may play a role in susceptibility to asthma and asthma severity” (Morris & Pearson‚ 2016). There has been evidence which has suggested that the prevalence of asthma is reduced in association
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Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway. The narrowing of air occurs due to the inflammation and excessive mucous secretion. Asthma is know to be the commonest diseases in childhood and in young adulthood. Mr Saunders suffering from asthma encounters exacerbation‚ which commonly means asthma attack or acute asthma leading to shortness of breath‚ wheezing and many other symptoms. Exacerbation refers to decline in expiratory airflow‚ which can bring mild to life threatening conditions
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TEACHING PLAN 1 DIABETES MELLITUS 1.The term “diabetes mellitus” refers to group of diseases that affect how body uses blood glucose‚ commonly called blood sugar. Glucose is vital to the health because it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up muscles and tissues. It’s brain’s main source of fuel. When a person eats‚ the sugar — or glucose — from digested food enters the bloodstream. Glucose then moves from the blood into the body’s cells with the help of insulin. Insulin
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