triggering asthma. The disease is categorized as an inflammatory chronic lung disease of the airways that creates an obstruction of air and symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness, and cough. It is a problematic condition due to the narrowing of the airways that can make it hard to take in air and breathe (Noutsios, & Floros, 2014). Asthma can be diagnosed at any age, but occurrence in children has become more frequent. The number of preschool children diagnosed with asthma doubled
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Today asthma is one of the most common diseases affecting people all over the world and within all age groups. There are over 300 million people who suffer from some type of asthma. In the U.S. there are approximately 20 million people who suffer from asthma. Asthma is more common among children with 1 in 20 children experiencing asthmatic symptoms. The word “asthma” is derived from the Greek word for “panting” (Izenberg 91). It describes what happens physiologically in the bronchi of the lungs
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Daffin 1 Asthma Kody Daffin Mr. Mcmillan Bio Lect. 127 11/28/2012 Daffin 2 Do you know somebody with asthma? Well, nine times out of ten you. Me, myself, I was born with asthma so I can relate in some many ways to this topic. Asthma affects many Americans each and every day and it’s becoming more common in humans as the years past. I’m hear to spread awareness about asthma and to give you a little more insight on the topic. Asthma is caused by inflammation in the airways. When an asthma
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Asthma Asthma is caused by a hyperactive airway disease, is a recurrent inflammatory disease of the airway. In individuals with asthma, the airway periodically spasm and narrow (a process called bronchoconstriction) in response to certain trigger. Then makes breathing difficult, and the individual may wheeze, cough, and gasp for air. The airways relax and widen either spontaneously or in response to drug treatment (Perspective on Diseases and Diseases and Disorders, Asthma, Pg17). WRITE MORE
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In the Unites States, asthma has become more prevalent in children than in adults according to statistics. In 2006, 6.8 million children under the age of eighteen had asthma, 4.1 million of which had an asthma attack, and many had hidden or undiagnosed asthma. Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory condition of the respiratory system in which the airways constrict due to episodes of airway obstruction. This inflammation causes the normal function of the airways to become excessive and over reactive
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Rottier, B. L., & Rubin, B. K. (2013). CME article: Asthma medication delivery: mists and myths. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews, 14,112-118.Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526054213000250. In this article, the authors discussed two classes of drugs frequently used in asthma treatment for children: inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and Beta 2 agonists. The three different delivery systems evaluated in combination with the medications were: the pressurized metered
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Asthma is a life-long chronic disease that can affects the within the lungs. It affects the airway that makes you wheeze, cough, shortness of breath, and tightness in the chest. Asthma has affected approximately 25 million people, and 7 million are children in America ( (National Institutes of Health). However living with asthma can be difficult at times, but do not worry there are other ways to control it. Did you know that asthma was discovered by Hippocrates? He had wrote the earliest text “Corpus
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1. Discuss the pathophysiology of asthma. The pathophysiology of Asthma includes inflammation of the airway. The way in which this works is from an irritant which can include dust, pollen, cedar, or cat hair. When a reaction occurs, the airways become inflamed and narrow. The narrowing occurs because once the inflammatory response is triggered by an irritant, histamines, immunoglobulin E antibodies, and leukotrienes are released. Because of this, mucous production occurs. Since the bronchioles are
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Asthma Nine people die every day in America from asthma. Asthma is a respiratory condition, which is usually triggered by an allergic reaction, respiratory infection, strong emotions, stress, and many other environmental factors. During an asthma attack the muscles around your airways tighten. This is called a bronchospasm. When the muscles tighten inflammation and mucus production are also heightened. This makes breathing difficult and in extreme conditions hypoxemia can occur. Asthma can
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Respiratory Asthma Bronchoconstriction, higher inflammation, narrowing of airway, shortness of breath, difficulty moving air Trigger: irritants to the respiratory tract 1. Beta 2 agonists bronchodilators, to terminate episodes, inhalers-topical delivery, tend to be little side effects because inhaled but if it gets orally absorbed orally in mouth then more systemic side effects- sympathetic responses, tachycardia, dysrhythmias, headaches Interactions- beta blockers for hypertension, anticholinergic
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Nick Stone English 110-09 Karin Rhodes Narrative/report paper Asthma During the first week of 5th grade we learned about all the different clubs and teams my school offered. I was drawn to cross country. What kid wouldn’t love running around with his or her friends? I went home that night and had my parents sign all the papers for me to join the team. Everyone made the team so there was no need for tryouts. First day of practice was lame as usual; they just go over all the paperwork and the schedule
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Jersey Department of Health, about 10% of children living with current asthma has a gap in insurance during the year or no health insurance at all. These kids are less likely to receive medical care and more likely to have a higher risk of asthmas and poor health status in general. This may increase their parent’s financial burden leading to poor environmental (housing) and living conditions. Furthermore, children with asthma in New Jersey are surrounded with poor environmental conditions (housing)
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What is asthma and why do so many people have it? Asthma is a respiratory condition in which a person’s respiratory airway becomes inflamed, narrow, swollen, and produces extra mucus which makes breathing difficult. Asthma does not affect one age group, it affects both children and adults worldwide. It is quite surprising, but asthma has increased recently and becoming more common among the society. Asthma is traced back to ancient times in Egypt and China. In the nineteenth century, historians
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In asthma, normal breathing gets disrupted, which is ascribed as obstruction of the lungs. Owing to this, malady is also referred to as obstructive airway disease (OAD). The condition responsible for triggering asthma is hyper responsive reaction to a certain stimuli, known as allergens. Asthmatics experience signs like tightness in chest, difficulty while breathing and wheezing. There is no definite cure for the malady, because of which reducing severity of attacks is considered the solution
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Asthma is a chronic respiratory disorder for all age people. In the article experts stated that Asthmatic hyperactive lungs are more complex and become inflamed when exposed to irritants, such as air, tobacco dust and smoke etc. The inflammatory condition produces hyperactive and hyper-responsive airway in the lungs, which cause episodic, reversible airway obstruction through bronchospasms by increasing mucus secretion and mucosal edema. Author also states that, The World Health Organization (WHO)
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When people think of incurable disease, asthma may not be one of the first ones they think of. Asthma is a disease that causes inflammation in the airways and causes difficulty to breathe. It's affects thousands and thousands of people worldwide and is respond for nearly 14 million trips to the hospital a year. Hundreds of thousands of people die from asthma each year, the symptoms make it very difficult to breathe, and asthma attacks can be easily avoided using medication. Each year
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people to struggle in breathing is called Asthma. Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways in the human body. The inflammation causes the airways to narrow from time to time. Imagine going through your daily life carrying an inhaler with you all the time and constantly worrying about an attack; that’s what people who suffer from Asthma have to deal with. “Around 25.5 million people currently have Asthma and there are more than 3,600 deaths due to Asthma each year in the U.S”(Mayo Clinic). Some
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Childhood Asthma Tan Huynh Delaware Technical Community College Outline I. Topic Thesis: People will know more information about asthma, cause of it and treatments for your child. II. Body A. What is asthma? 1. Define asthma 2. Asthma is an issue in the US 3. Limited activities 4. Symptoms of asthma B. Cause of asthma heredity, allergy, viruses, and environment 1. Heredity 2. Allergy 3. Viruses 4. Environment 5. Nervous system C. Treatments
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Asthma About it Asthma also known as bronchiole asthma is a “disease” that can be born with or developed by using products such as smokes. Statistics say that 1 in 9 Australians have asthma so that’s around 2.5 million people. What is the cause of it? The cause of asthma is where your bronchiole tube gets swollen, clogged with mucus and is tightened around the breathing airways, whereas a normal bronchiole tube has open airways and relaxed muscles. Asthma also has triggers like: pollen, dust mites
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1. Asthma is the acute or chronic obstruction of airflow in the lungs. This relates to changes related to inflammation. The bronchi and bronchioles respond to stimuli with three changes, inflammation of the mucosa with edema, contraction of smooth muscle, and increased secretion of thick mucus in the passages. These changes obstruct airways, partially or totally, and interfere with airflow and oxygen supply. There are two types of asthma. Extrinsic, involves acute episodes triggered by a Type
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CHILDHOOD ASTHMA Children and Asthma Abstract This paper will discuss the impact asthma has on a child and their family. It will place emphasis on the strains asthma places on the child and their parents. The physiological aspect of asthma as well as its triggers will be reviewed, along with its prevalence in today’s society. I will examine how the five developmental domains of child and adolescent development pertain to asthma. Asthma will also be applied to two family theories; the Family
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Asthma is a chronic long-term disease that effect the narrow of the airways in the lungs. This disease is known to start from an early childhood years, but it can effect up to all ages. ECSI (EMERGENCY CARE & SAFTEY INSTITUTE) states that in the United States alone over twenty-three million people are known to have this disease. In this project I would discuss what is asthma, the symptom of asthma, what cause this disease, diagnosis & Treatment, and other factors relating about this topic. Asthma
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child suffering an illness such as Asthma. For this assignment my chosen patient will be given the pseudonym Amie. This is to ensure I comply with the Nursing and Midwifery Council guidelines (NMC 2008). I came across this patient whilst on placement on a children’s ward consisting of three bays and twelve side rooms giving a total of twenty six beds. Amie is an eight year old girl with a history of Asthma, she was diagnosed at the age of 4 years old. Asthma has been adapted in this essay due to
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Marissa was seen for an exacerbation of her asthma and started on a low dose inhaled corticolsteriod (ICS). Beclomethasone HFA and fluticasone HFA are two low dose ICS that can be prescribed to control asthma. Marissa was given a follow-up appointment to assist with managing her asthma. The non-pharmacological and pharmacological strategies initiated for her plan care must be reviewed. For her non-pharmacological interventions, there is a need to include teaching of the disease process. She should
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and stored in the lungs, allowing oxygen from the air to be diffused into the blood stream. A healthy respiratory can be plagued by allergens, causing asthma which are spasms in the bronchi causing difficulty breathing. Usually caused by triggers, which can differ from person to person. Treatment depends on the severity and frequency of symptoms. Asthma can usually be treated with as needed handheld inhalers or nebulizer and or corticosteroids. The prognosis
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Department of Nursing Nursing 23 – Nursing of Children Nursing Assessment & Care Plans N/A – Not Applicable NIC – Not In Chart UTD – Unable To Determine O – None | Student |Yina Cruz | Client Initials |A.J | | Instructor |Professor Conti | Room No. |40A | | Agency/Section |Kings County Hospital |
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most commonly you would in your childhood. There are lots of different ways out there that could give you asthma, though most commonly it is genetic, so if you have relatives who have it, you may likely get it as well. What is asthma? It is a condition in which your airway becomes inflamed and narrow when you breathe. It then produces extra mucus, increasing the difficulty. If you have asthma, it’s typically pretty easy to figure it out. You may have times when it is difficult to breathe, chest pains
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of water and our brain can send our body messages to move, write, and even blink; our skin even heals itself. Our bodies also get sick, or in other words, don’t work as well as we would like them to. Let me give you some examples, I have asthma, I have had asthma since the day I was born. If I laugh too much my lungs will begin to give out and I start to wheeze. My mother, she has had diabetes since she was five years old and has been in a coma twice. Onto my brother, he was diagnosed with mediterranean
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is asthma. “Asthma symptoms affect an estimated 26 million Americans and are one of the leading causes of work and school absences” (ACAAI, 2014). Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs that causes it to be difficult to breath. This common disease cannot be cured, but can be managed. “Asthma is caused by a chronic inflammation and obstruction of the bronchial tubes, the airways that allow air to enter and leave the lungs” (ACAAI, 2014). “Mom and Dad may be partially to blame for asthma, since
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Asthma is a disease that affects the respiratory system; it is marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. The diagnostic testing of asthma involves several options like checking medical history. A patient with recurrent cough, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness can be suspected of Asthma. Symptoms that are variable occur upon exposure to allergens or irritants, worsen at night and also respond to appropriate asthma therapy are suggestive of Asthma
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