Overview Asthma is a chronic lung disease. People who have asthma have inflamed‚ narrowed airways which make it difficult to breathe. They may experience wheezing‚ chest tightness‚ shortness of breath and coughing which is often at night. Swollen airways can produce an excess of mucus which can make the airways even narrower (see appendix A). In some cases asthma symptoms are minimal and go away on their own however sometimes they are exacerbated‚ this is called an asthma attack. Treatment
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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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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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The Effects of Asthma on Teens My Capstone Project is on Asthma. The patient‚ a high school cheerleader‚ named Tammy is 17-years old and has been diagnosed with asthma. Tammy is an active teenager who attends many social events. After high school‚ she plans to attend View University on a cheerleading scholarship. Tammy is nervous about living away from home and has trouble controlling her asthma. It is very important for Tammy to understand what asthma‚ how to control it and if it will
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Zapote Road‚ Pamplona‚ Las Piñas City College of Nursing A Case Study of Bronchial Asthma In Acute Exacerbation (BAIAE) Submitted by: Angela Marie Ferrer BSN 3B July 17‚ 2012 Definition A condition of the lungs characterized by widespread narrowing of the airways due to spasm of the smooth muscle‚ edema of the mucosa‚ and the presence of mucus in the lumen of the bronchi and bronchioles. Bronchial asthma is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disorder with increased responsiveness of tracheobroncheal
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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 in treating the symptoms of asthma in children is an important research
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that you are researching: ASTHMA Complete the following questions in your own words and in sentence form unless otherwise directed. 1. Briefly describe this disease. Asthma is a lung condition that causes difficulty breathing. 2. Name the human system(s) this health concern affects. Respiratory system 3. A) List the organ(s) and/or tissue(s) this health problem affects? B) Describe how the organ(s) and/or tissue(s) are affected by this health problem? Asthma affects the bronchial tubes
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Asthma can be genetic‚ therefore‚ no way to prevent a genetic predisposition. There are ways to try to prevent increased incidences of asthma symptoms by decreasing or controlling Case Study on Asthma/Pathophysiology certain risk factors that could decrease the rising occurrence of asthma in the population (Peat‚ J. K. 1996). Treatment: There are several ways to treat asthma. Some involve medication and some involve decreasing the risk factors and minimizing exposure to triggers. The ways
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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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WHAT IS ASTHMA? Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. With asthma‚ there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. When this inflammation occurs‚ the asthma symptoms start to show‚ such as‚ coughing‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ and chest tightness. Even though there are many treatments for asthma symptoms‚ it is still a very serious disease that affects more than 22 million Americans
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