persistent asthma (p. 918-928). In your initial post: Despite of the advances in medical therapy‚ millions of Americans continue to suffer from asthma; a respiratory disorder defined‚ by chronic inflammation airways and characterized by presence of persistent cough‚ shortness of breath‚ and wheezing that commonly occurs after exposure to a stimulus. The severity‚ of this respiratory ailment varies from patient to patient‚ and its classification( mild‚ moderate‚ severe persistent asthma) is based
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student. The little bit crowded before is now already spacious. It can now accommodate student nurses‚ nurses’ trainees‚ doctors‚ and staffs at the same time without so much crowding. And it feels nice to stay in this station after interacting and giving care to our patients. As I tried to look at every angle of this station and was trying to figure out what kept the station looks different‚ I figured out that the big cabinet that was inside the station was no longer there. That’s the main reason why
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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: The Causes and Symptoms Asthma is a disorder of the respiratory system in which the passages of the lung periodically narrow‚ causing coughing‚ wheezing‚ and shortness of breath. When Henry was little he was diagnosed with asthma. Now carries an inhaler with him to help keep him from having asthma attacks. Many people experience asthma symptoms everyday. Asthma can be controlled by avoiding triggers such as dust or smoke. There are three symptoms of asthma. The first
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History of Asthma Long ago in ancient China‚ the first case of a mysterious shortness of breath was recorded. In modern life‚ we realize this “shortness of breath” as a lung disease known as asthma. The history of asthma spans all the way back to the ancient civilizations of China and Rome‚ and researches along the way have incorporated many different experiments‚ observations‚ and trials to create the knowledge of asthma that we have today. This disease battled with the human race for centuries
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Asthma is just a general term for what is going on‚ there are three types of asthma. Each asthma name base off of what triggers the asthma attack. The three types of asthma are allergic asthma‚ mixed asthma and idiopathic asthma. Allergic asthma occur due to an irritants such as allergens trigger the asthma attack. This occurs due to the fact that the allergens aren’t recognized by our body’s immune system. Since it is unrecognizable it causes the white blood cells in our body to recognize it as
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What Is Asthma? Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children‚ but adults have asthma‚ too. Asthma causes repeated episodes of wheezing‚ breathlessness‚ chest tightness‚ and nighttime or early morning coughing. If you have asthma‚ you have it all the time‚ but you will have asthma attacks only when something bothers your lungs. In most cases‚ we don’t know what causes asthma‚ and we don’t know how to cure it. We know that if someone in
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Eczema‚ Allergies‚ and Asthma‚ Pediatric Eczema‚ allergies‚ and asthma are common in children‚ and tend to be passed along from parent to child (inherited). These conditions often occur when the body’s disease-fighting (immune) system responds to certain harmless substances as though they were harmful germs (allergic reaction). These substances could be things that your child breathes in‚ touches‚ or eats. The immune system creates proteins (antibodies) to fight the germs‚ which causes your child’s
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Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by symptoms such as difficulty breathing‚ wheezing‚ coughing‚ and tightness in the chest. If the asthma symptoms are triggered by exposure to chemicals or other substances on the job‚ the condition is called occupational asthma (Tarlo & Lemiere‚ 2014). The symptoms of OA may begin within 24 hours of the exposure or after a latency period of weeks to months. They generally subside on weekends and holidays if the disease is true occupational asthma. Occupational
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What is Asthma Asthma is a chronic disease that causes narrowing of the small airways in your lungs. Typically patients develop wheezing and usually have increased mucous production in the lungs. The causes of asthma is from family history of asthma. Like Me and my brothers inherited it from mom. Another cause is if as an infant you are exposed to any high levels of antigens‚ which is a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body‚ especially the production of antibodies
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