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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The five areas assessment model (Williams 2001a) has been developed as part of an NHS commission to provide a jargon free and accessible model of CBT for use in busy clinical settings. The approach has been found to be acceptable to a wide range of health care practitioners and their patients (Williams & Whitfield‚ 2001). The model provides a clear structure of range of problems and difficulties within five domains which include‚ life situation‚ altered thinking‚ altered feelings‚ altered physical
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MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE SEVERE ASTHMA Dr DHANNURAM MANDAVI INTRODUCTION Asthma is a chronic lung disease with airway obstruction‚ airway inflammation and airway hyperreactivity to various stimuli‚ often reversible with bronchodilators and anti-inflammatory drugs. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 1)Extrinsic cause(IgE mediated/allergens) 2)intrinsic cause (non IgE mediated/Infection) Allergens leads to a) Early Reaction within 10 min Due to histamine; leukotriene- C;D;E ;PAF & bradykinin Mucosal edema; bronchoconstriction
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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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Consumer Behavior MBA Sem. – III IMP Questions Unit I 1. Describe the interrelationship between consumer behavior and marketing concept. (what is marketing and societal marketing concept‚ embracing the marketing concept and segmentation‚ targeting and positioning) 2. Describe the interrelationship between marketing research‚ market segmentation and targeting and the development of the marketing mix for a manufacture of mobile phone. (embracing the marketing concept‚ utilizing the concepts
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Advertising and Promotion Advertising is a form of commercial mass communication designed to promote the sale of a product or service and it also sends messages on behalf of an institution‚ organization‚ or candidate for political office. Advertising can be found in cultures from thousands of years ago dating back to 3000 BC in Babylonian times. Back then they only used graphic signs and word of mouth from town criers to promote their product to the people. Today we still use word of mouth of
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secondary and tertiary levels of Health Promotion Shirley Allen Grand Canyon University Primary‚ secondary and tertiary levels of Health Promotion In excess of ten years‚ health promotion and prevention has been the main focus of healthcare professionals in general‚ but nurses in particular. Health promotion is “the art and science of helping people discover the synergies between their core passions and optimal health‚ enhancing their motivation to strive for optimal health and supporting them in changing
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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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Program‚ p. 1). The National Health Priority Action Council (NHPAC) highlighted that ‘the direct health care expenditure on diabetes in 2000-01 was $812 million’(NHPAC 2006‚ p.7). This essay will address the role of health screening and health promotion in regards to diabetes mellitus. It will discuss the topics of morbidity‚ mortality‚ and aetiology as well as strategies to reduce incidence and prevalence‚ current strategies for health promotion‚ the role of health screening‚ future planning‚ and
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by their condition and the ensuing health problems in later life. The data and facts above speak for themselves and provision of these to Teenager’s will help them make a learned response. Provide them the statistics on the growing trend of overweight and obesity within Teenagers show them they are not alone so that they will not feel so isolated‚ hopefully improving moral and self esteem. Provide them with the facts and figures on morbidity rates‚ what health issues are going to arise. Make them
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