Asthma is a respitory inflammatory disease prevalent in the lives of many Australians‚ this condition has been though to be brought on through a client’s genetics or environmental factors such as air pollution. Asthma can often be categorized through a patients noticable and long-term symptoms which will be detailed through out this case. This case study for the patient depicted dislosures the pathophysiology and management of an asthmatic process. Though there is no cure for asthma‚ there are a
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Describe the probable reasons for Geronimo’s acute exacerbation of asthma. There are three identifiable probable reasons for Geronimo’s acute exacerbation of asthma‚ these include; Geronimo experiencing an upper respiratory infection‚ Geronimo going three days without medication‚ and the recent thunderstorm. Respiratory infections‚ rhinovirus‚ and influenza are the most commonly associated viruses associated with acute exacerbations of asthma in children. However‚ the explanation as to why these viruses
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The disease that I am writing about today is Asthma. This disease is a severe allergic reaction in which the bronchial tubes in the lungs swell and become blocked with mucous. The membranes lining the inner walls of the air passages become inflamed‚ causing the airways to narrow and making it difficult to breathe. Asthma affects roughly 17 million Americans. Five million of those affected by this disease are under the age of 18‚ making asthma the most common chronic childhood disease
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Abstract This paper discusses asthma and the environmental risk factors that can cause or initiate asthma symptoms. Asthma is an airway disease that can arise from a genetic background and common exposures to allergens and airborne irritants. Since major industrialization in Western‚ European‚ and Asian countries; there has been a rapid rise in the occurrence of asthma. More adults and children spend the majority of their time indoors. Indoor and outdoor air pollution has had an effect on this increase
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Asthma The Silent Killer: How many different ways it can Affect an Individuals life Michael Poulos Cornell University Asthma: The Silent Killer
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Asthma Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for millions of Americans‚ both young and old. There is no cure for asthma‚ but the good news is it can be managed and treated so you can live a normal‚ healthy life. (http://www.lung.org/lung-disease/asthma/) Asthma is characterized by recurrent episodes of wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ chest tightness‚ and coughing. Sputum may be produced from the lung by coughing but is often hard to bring up. During recovery from an attack
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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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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 and emphysema are both known as obstructive lung diseases. Obstructive lung disease occurs when the airway is obstructed and is worse with expiration. For example‚ more force is required to exhale and emptying the lungs is slowed (Huether & McCance‚ 2012‚ p. 689). The most common type of obstructive lung diseases are asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and emphysema. Although‚ they are categorized as obstructive lung disease they have many similarities in that they have similar symptoms such as
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Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the airway‚ which are also called bronchial tubes. The bronchioles are responsible for carry oxygen in and out of the lungs. The airways get tighter and get congested due to a build up mucus. About one of fifteen of people that suffered from asthma experienced attack of wheezing breathlessness‚ chest tightness and coughing. There is no cure for asthma‚ but the majority of patients that receive proper treatment can continue with a normal life (Wexler‚ B. 2013)
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