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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Course Project Milestone #2: Nursing Diagnosis and Care Plan Form 1: Analyze Assessment Data: Based on the health history information‚ identify the following: A. Areas for focused assessment (30 points) Provide a brief overview of those areas of strength and weakness noted from Milestone #1: Health History. Pt biggest strength is that‚ he considers himself as an independent person like to take everything positive and have future goals about life. Main weakness includes difficulty to quit
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Noninvasive ventilation is a practiced method which uses devices‚ such as the nasal-oral mask and the full-face mask‚ that allows patients who have respiratory dysfunctions to breathe easily and more comfortably. As the names imply‚ the nasal-oral mask covers the nose and mouth while the full-face mask covers a large portion of the face. Unfortunately‚ the ventilation masks are not always one-hundred percent therapeutic; since patients who require ventilation masks may have their immune system suppressed
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As mold and mildew are responsible for many health ailments‚ mold and mildew removal is a popular topic of discussion. Mold and mildew can be located indoors or outdoors‚ and they are fungi. While they do well in warm areas‚ they can survive in the cold as well. Molds reproduce by circulating seeds that can easily move around homes via wind‚ fans‚ an air conditioner‚ and more. The ideal places in the home for mold growth include bathrooms‚ kitchens‚ and basements. It needs to be stated that mold
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Most asthma treatments include the use of short and long-term medications as well as some environmental monitoring and modifications. As with all types of medical treatments‚ not all patients will respond in the same way to each type of environment or possible problem. Asthma treatments focus on eliminating or avoiding asthma triggers. These triggers are the environmental or other conditions that cause an asthma attack to occur. Many patients have very similar triggers‚ so keeping good records
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Case Study A 26-year-old woman went to the emergency department complaining of shortness of breath over the previous three days that had increased in intensity (Nash & Goldfarb‚ 2006). The patient was at the hospital for over three hours before she was able to see a physician. The physician did a complete exam and ordered blood tests‚ a chest x-ray‚ lung scan and electrocardiogram.The patient waited for three more hours before the physician told her that he believed she had asthma and should follow
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Emphysema describes a loss of elasticity within the lungs‚ enlargement of the alveoli and the destruction of the alveolar walls. There are two types of emphysema: centriacinar and panacinar. Centriacinar emphysema‚ most common form of emphysema‚ affects the center of the respiratory lobule‚ such as the bronchioles‚ which is where a majority of the alveolar ducts and sacs are located. This form of emphysema is predominately seen in smokers‚ especially male smokers. Panacinar emphysema is most commonly
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This paper discusses the two types of rhinitis which are allergic and non-allergic and how rhinitis affects the dentition‚ jaw growth‚ dental occlusion‚ and behavior. While rhinitis in adults is discussed‚ the focus of this paper is the effect of rhinitis on children. Allergic Rhinitis Allergic rhinitis affects more than 1.4 billion people worldwide and is the condition where the immune system recognizes an intruder which in this case is called an allergen. The immune system responds to the allergen
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• Worldwide‚ allergic rhinitis is the most common atopic disorder affecting 18% to 40% of adults. It has been generally diagnosed based on the history‚ physical exam and objective testing. The Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) document classifies it based on its chronicity (intermittent or persistent) and severity which is based on symptoms and quality of life (mild‚ or moderate/ severe). The terms “seasonal” and “perennial” allergic rhinitis were previously categorized as allergic
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CHRONIC DISEASES A chronic disease is an illness that is prolonged in duration‚ does not spontaneously resolve‚ and is usually not cured completely. Examples of chronic diseases are rheumatoid arthritis‚ lung cancer‚ and heart disease. Heart disease is an illness that involves the blockage or narrowing of the blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death in the US with approximately 81.1 million people‚ or one in every three adults living with heart disease. The illness causes swelling in feet
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