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 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 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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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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our support of S. 1195‚ “An Act Relative to Healthy Schools.” I am here to testify in support of S. 1195‚ “The Healthy Cleaning Products Act”. Senator Michael O. Moore sponsors this bill. This bill’s purpose is to reduce the health risks especially asthma from cleaning products in specific areas. In the specific areas of schools‚ hospitals and other health care facilities‚ day care centers‚ public buildings‚ and public housing‚ cleaning products are only allowed if stated on the Healthy Cleaning Products
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I’m writing to you because I wish to ask for your assistance with getting my re-enlistment code changed. A few months back‚ I was separated from the Air Force due to the belief that I was still affected by childhood asthma. When I first enlisted‚ I brought up the childhood asthma to the recruiter and I said that I haven’t had any symptoms since the age of 10 or used my rescue inhaler since I was 7‚ he stated I would be fine and wouldn’t need a waiver to continue the process since it was before
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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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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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