Asthma Jennifer Martinez Asthma Case Study Mr. Vargas‚ a 45-year-old male patient is rushed in to the emergency room by his wife. The patient is short of breath and gasping for air has dyspnea and audible wheezing on expiration. Mr. Vargas stated to the nurse that he noted his difficulty in breathing while going up a flight of stairs in his building. The patient complained of an “annoying and nagging cough” with persistent chest tightness. The patient also stated that everytime he coughed
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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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HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT IN ASTHMA DRUG COMPOUNDS In finding the treatment of asthma‚ more than hundred years of research has been put into the development of introducing the right agent triggering a specific response; Salbutamol as a ventolin inhaler‚ a β2-adrenoceptor agonist. This research report addresses the main compound that was considered as a “hit” in reversing the airway obstruction and why other compounds such as epinephrine and isoprenaline were neglected over salbutamol. A compound
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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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Adam Barone Professor German EngWr 300 9 November 2013 Asthma: A Modern Problem Throughout our day we perform a variety of physical tasks: Walking‚ sitting down‚ getting up‚ going up and down stairs‚ and even running for those are more physically active. Since these physical activities can be extremely simple and routine to the average person‚ they are often done effortlessly without thought‚ giving people the freedom to focus their minds on bigger matters. Imagine if you could not accomplish
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this topic because I had asthma a long time ago when I was a small child. My asthma symptom developed when I was five years old‚ and I fought through it for almost seven years. Now although I don¡¯t have this disease anymore and don¡¯t need to take medicines for it at all‚ I am still really interested in asthma. So‚ to my curiosity and to my experiences‚ I decide to write about it in my paper. I will tell you what is asthma; what causes asthma; what are the symptoms of asthma; is there a cure or not;
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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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hear the word “asthma” they don’t put much thought into it. Most people don’t think asthma can actually be a serious or deadly condition. Individuals assume you just use your inhaler and you’re good to go. Just think about being underwater and trying to get to that little inch above the surface to gasp for air. Asthma can also cause anxiety of the feeling of not being able to breathe. Asthma is very common throughout the world and it causes deaths every day. So what exactly is asthma and how does it
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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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