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    year old boy who has had a history of eczema and asthma since early childhood. According to Guibas et al (2012) asthma is the most common chronic respiratory disease of childhood: its prevalence has been rising in the western world for the last three decades. In Scotland‚ 368‚000 people (1 in 14) are currently receiving treatment for asthma. This includes 72‚000 children and 296‚000 adults. There are 5.4 million people living with asthma in the UK and around 1 million of these are children

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    Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. It causes recurring periods of wheezing‚ chest tightness‚ shortness of breath‚ and coughing. The coughing usually occurs at night or early in the morning. People who have asthma have inflamed airways. It makes the airways swollen and very sensitive. Severe asthma attacks may require emergency care‚ and they can be fatal. There is no cure of asthma. Even if you feel fine‚ you still have the disease and asthma can flare up at

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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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    Asthma Proposal Essay

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    Essay Proposal: Over 7 million children are currently diagnosed with the chronic long term disease‚ Asthma‚ the most common chronic disease of childhood. Breathing being a vital component of mere existence is difficult for children who experience the various symptoms of Asthma. This disease has the capacity to interfere with a child’s physical education‚ their interaction with peers and impairs the child’s ability to live a normal lifestyle. Researching the impact of chiropractic manipulation

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    Mr. Evje 3/10/13 ASTHMA Asthma is a lung disease that is chronic and it aggravates and tightens the airways of a person. Asthma cause recurring periods of wheezing‚ which is a whistling sound when a person breathes‚ tightness in the chest area‚ a shortness of breath‚ and coughing. Coughing mostly happens at night time or either early in the morning. The airways are the tubes that carries air in and out of the lungs‚ so it is difficult for a person who has asthma because their airways are

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    Essay On Bronchial Asthma

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    BRONCHIAL ASTHMA TREATMENT Bronchial asthma can be placed under the category of chronic diseases. As such‚ a person suffering from bronchial asthma should always be under constant medical supervision. Depending upon the causing factors‚ bronchial asthma may or may not be curable in a complete manner. However‚ avoiding the asthma triggers‚ external causes like allergies and proper treatment can let its patient lead a fairly normal life. Basically‚ two types of drugs are given for bronchial asthma treatment

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    Narrative Essay On Asthma

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    It’s hard to remember when i had my asthma attack and how it felt‚ but I know it happened quick. When i was small‚ maybe around 7 to 9 years old‚ i had no idea of what i was about to go through in the next month or two‚(don’t quite remember how much time it was) . I had a severe asthma condition. I’ve had asthma since i was born. If I did activities that caused me to use a lot of my energy it would be hard for me to breath after. As a result after I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. When i would

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    Asthma 1.) The organ system asthma affect is the respiratory system (the lungs). Asthma is diagnosed based on medical and family histories‚ a physical exam‚ and test result. During an asthma attack the person have an acute episodes when the airways in their lungs become narrow and becomes more difficult to breath. The lungs and airways overreact to certain triggers‚ in which the lining of the airways become swollen and inflamed‚ tightness of the chest‚ and increased of mucus in the lungs. It is

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    specific asthma. Asthma‚ especially in children is a very serious health issue that affects more than 150‚000 individuals each year. This however‚ is not the only sever health effects that humans struggle to treat as a direct result of smog‚ and other degradation to the quality of air we breath due to air pollution from power plants. The law‚ if passed‚ would be responsible for increasing the quality of life for many people from 3‚600 premature deaths‚ 1‚700 heart attacks‚ 90‚000 asthma attacks‚

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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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