INTRODUCTION A. Attention Device 1) “According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America‚ 9 people a day die from asthma (AAFA).” B. Orienting Material 1) Most people think of asthma as just a problem with breathing‚ but it is more complex than that. 2) Asthma can alter the life of a person but with proper treatment‚ asthmatic people can live full normal lives. C. Preview 1) Today I am going to talk about what asthma is‚ what causes it‚ and how it can be prevented and
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Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory disease that affects the airways. Asthma is usually characterized by airflow obstruction and bronchospasm. Some of the more common symptoms of asthma include tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ coughing and wheezing. Although asthma itself is considered to be chronic‚ asthma attacks can be considered either acute‚ or chronic. Often times those with more severe forms of asthma refer to their asthma as chronic. Chronic asthma is a serious condition‚
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Every sufferer has to get to know himself. Put together puzzles ranging from proponents of asthma‚ environmental‚ drugs are consumed. The author then opened a new perspective on asthma. Richard n. Firshein is an asthma sufferer since childhood. In the little time he had come out a few minutes and stand in one corner of the street‚ almost get into a car‚ with a sense of relief because of the ordeal last week just ended and suddenly brought in back. There is a bus that spout asap exhaust. The incident
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Asthma: Disease of the respiratory system Breathing‚ the act of inhaling and exhaling of air. Oddly enough this process is an absolute necessity for life and yet we do not control it. There are two systems involved in our ability to breathe one is the parasympathetic nervous system and the other is the respiratory system. The parasympathetic nervous system controls the body ’s unconscious actions that are necessary to live such as the beating of the heart. The Respiratory system mainly consists
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Asthma is a term used to describe an obstructive pulmonary disease whereby an individual’s airways are considered chronically inflamed‚ affecting eight to twelve percent of Australian adults (Brown et al 2016). While the cause of this chronic disease is yet to be determined‚ multiple triggers have been identified; including allergens‚ infections‚ exercise and irritants (Vernon et al 2012‚ and Brown et al 2016). To describe the pathophysiological processes involved in asthma‚ this paper will use
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Generic Name (Brand Name) | Classification | Mechanism of Action | Indication | Side Effects | Contraindication and Precaution | Nursing Responsibility | Carbocistiene (Loviscol) | Mucokinetics/expectorant | Reduces theviscosity ofbronchialsecretions &facilitateexpectoration | Acute/chronic disorders of the upper &Lower respiratory tract associated with the secretion &formationof excessiveand viscid mucus. | >Nausea‚>headache>vomiting>anorexia>gastricdiscomfort>diarrhea
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Prednisone is an anti-inflammatory steroid. He was most likely prescribed a high dose‚ for a short burse for an acute exacerbation of Asthma. This steroid will help calm‚ minimize and prevent further inflammation of the airways. 5. BRIEFLY explain the pathophysiology of asthma. Asthma is an obstructive airway disease where airway resistance is increased and inflammation is present. This inflammation and obstruction (narrowing of the airways) result in an
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exhale after a deep breath and how fast you can breathe out. Peak flow. A peak flow meter is a simple device that measures how hard you can breathe out. Lower than usual peak flow readings are a sign your lungs may not be working as well and that your asthma may be getting worse. Your doctor will give you instructions on how to track and deal with low peak flow readings. Lung function tests often are done before and after taking a bronchodilator (brong-koh-DIE-lay-tur)‚ such as albuterol‚ to open your
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telling me. Starting at a young age‚ I have had severe health challenges that put me on this path. This challenge has contributed to who I am now in addition to what I desire to one day become. When I turned seven years old I was diagnosed with acute asthma and my condition became more severe and problematic as I grew older. In the ninth grade I had health issues and was missing many classes. I was starting my high school experience with a reputation for having attendance issues and falling behind in
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onto the phone. Mary was one of the trapped people. She felt that her airways had tightened and she found it hard to breath. She felt weak and lay helplessly sprawled on the ground. She was having an asthma attack! Before she fainted‚ she could only see people run like there was no tomorrow and her asthma inhaler laying just a few centimeters away. She felt herself lifted up. When she regained her conscious‚ she was out of the raging fire. Sirens could be heard as fire engines‚ police cars and ambulance
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