Asthma: A Chronic Inflammatory Disease of the Airway Michael Edwards HS200-05 Unit 4 Capstone Project: Asthma Kaplan University March 30‚ 2015 Asthma: A Chronic Inflammatory Disease of the Airway Tammy is a 17-year-old girl who has just been diagnosed with asthma. She is a cheerleader for her high school and is very busy with social events throughout the year. Next year Tammy will attend View University on a cheerleading scholarship. She is excited‚ but is a little nervous about living away
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felt my heart beating so fast people could sort of hear it beat. I took a quick break to drink water and again I went back into action. After several minutes I fell to the ground and I thought I was having a heart attack‚ but really I was having an asthma attack. I started to cough a lot and I was wheezing severely. Those symptoms reminded me that I did not take my inhaler. My friend and my brother saw me on the ground after that my friend was the only one with a phone and he called my dad who was
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Nursing Care Study This assignment is a case study of a patient who was admitted to a respiratory ward with acute exacerbation of asthma. This assignment will discuss nursing an adult patient with asthma‚ also it will aim to critically assess‚ plan‚ implement and evaluate the patients nursing needs using the Roper‚ Logan and Tierney nursing model (1980). This case study will focus on the maintaining a safe environment. It is worth noting that the activities of daily living are interlinked e
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well is called Asthma. This disease is one of the common diseases I’ve known beside lung cancer. Asthma is a lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. When the airways get inflamed‚ it causes the airways to become swollen and the muscles around it tighten. This makes it difficult for the air to move in and out of the lungs causing a continuously whistle sound when you breathe‚ chest tightness‚ shortness of breath and coughing‚ especially at night. Not every person with asthma has the same
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reaction that occurs rapidly and causes a life-threatening response involving the whole body. It is a very serious condition and needs to be handled quickly and decisively. In this essay we will discuss the causes‚ signs and symptoms and finally the treatment. There are many triggers that cause anaphylactic shock. Some of the more common triggers are food allergies‚ insect allergies‚ and drug allergies. Tissues in different parts of the body release histamine and other substances. This causes the airways
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Medication and Treatment for COPD Inhaled Therapies NICE COPD guidelines have made specific recommendations regarding the use of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators and inhaled steroids separately and in combination‚ but newer studies have assessed these drugs singly and in combination over longer periods of time. Bronchodilators (relievers) Short-acting beta2 agonists (SABA) Beta2 agonists act directly on bronchial smooth muscle to cause bronchodilation. They are the most widely used bronchodilators
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Allergies Allergies are the reaction of a person who is sensitive to certain substances. The person has a body reaction. It may be a mild reaction or a very serious reaction. Common forms of allergy are a rash‚ asthma‚ and hay fever. Any substance that causes an allergy is called an allergen . Common allergens are dust‚ mold‚ pollen (a powder made by plants)‚ and the hair or dandruff (flakes of skin) of a pet. Many foods may cause allergies. These foods include chocolate‚ cow’s milk‚ eggs‚ wheat
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A allergy is a problem that makes you itch‚ sick‚ pollen and so on. So smoke can affect people with asthma. So people do scratch test to see if they have a allergic reaction to something 2. Doctors often give scratch test to check out the problem. 1. People have to clean barnacles off of there boats; if not they can use up to 40% more fuel increase. 2. Today people work has hotel clerks and fast food cooks. Some go back to school to get a degree. 3. Africa is like America; it has animals and
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Asthma and air pollution What is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic disease that affects the air passages of the lungs. It´s characterized by recurrent attacks of wheezing and loss of breath. These episodes or attacks can happen many times a day‚ a week or when exposed to certain substances or in specific physical activity. The World Health Organization estimates that around the world about 300 million people suffer asthma‚ the majority children. In fact it is consider the most common chronic disease
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potentially hazardous microorganisms such as fungi and so on. Air pollutants – any one of them‚ is undoubtedly a serious threat to our health. According to statistics conducted by the World Health Organization‚ the incidence of health problems such as asthma‚ bronchitis‚ sick building syndrome‚ pneumonia‚ all attributable to air pollution‚ have increased significantly over the past few decades. We spend the majority of our time indoors‚ be it in our home‚ office or school. According to the perception
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