According to National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute asthma is a chronic or long-term lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. (___) This repertory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi tubes of the lungs making it difficult to breathe. This condition usually is cause by an allergic reaction or irritation. When one of these trigger is inhaled it causes the airway to spasm resulting in the passage constricting. The airways become inflamed, narrow, and swell causing extra mucus…
with asthma since childhood. She is the first born to her parents Pat and Annie. Her father is a dog breeder and smoker and this not a good environment for Imelda’s condition, who is taking oral steroids. Imelda is studying hard as she is preparing for her leaving cert and she is finding it hard to maintain her health. It will also assess Imelda’s needs and explore on needs that are met and are not met. It will also provide and describe appropriate strategies to meet her needs. Asthma Asthma…
LITERATURE Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the lung airways resulting in episodic airflow obstruction. This chronic inflammation heightens the twitchiness of the airways known as airways hyperresponsiveness (AHR) to provocative exposures and subsequently precipitates the clinical constellation of wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness and cough that vary over time and in intensity, together with variable expiratory airflow limitation.1 The latter is called as an asthma…
Asthma is a chronic illness that is characterized by shortness of breath, airway constriction and bronchospasm. Narrowing of the of the airways in the lungs causes wheezing, chest tightness, and coughing. Tightening of the airway cause swelling in the epithelial cells that creates mucus, that creates addition swelling and irritation. Forms of the illness can be mild or more severe when observed in conjunction with a diagnosis of COPD. Asthma is triggered by environmental allergens, viral and…
9. Background: Asthma is considered public health issues that may present in childhood and adulthood (Kudo, M, et al, 2013). Also, it defined as long term chronic inflammatory disease cause inflammation of the airway and airflow obstruction that is at least partly reversible. It causes increase of responsiveness for many irritants and narrowing of airway that lead to reduced air flow through the lung. The cause of narrowing of air way is increase secretions within air way and muscles…
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the bronchial mucosa that causes bronchial hyper responsiveness, constriction of the airways, and variable airflow obstruction that is reversible. Asthma occurs at all ages, with approximately half of all cases developing during childhood and another third before age 40 (McCance & Huether, 2014). The most common symptom of asthma is wheezing. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, chronic coughing, chest tightness, and trouble sleeping at…
Asthma is categorized to be a chronic reversible inflammation of the airway structures (Lee and Schwartz, 2002), which contributes to the airway hypersensitivity, limitation of airflow, and respiratory symptoms (National Institute of Heath, 2007). The immunehistopathologic characteristics involve the inflammatory cell infiltrations that include: Mast cell activation, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, and Epithelial cell injury. Hence, the interaction between the airway inflammations and the clinical…
Asthma is a common household word that many people use day to day. The word Asthma is often misused and usually correlated with obesity. Asthma is a chronic disease involved in the airways of the lungs. Asthma is the inflammation of these airways that allow air to travel in and out of the lungs, bringing the body necessary oxygen. Due to the inflammation, the tissue surrounding the airways can become swollen and the muscles involved with breathing can tighten, which can cause the symptoms…
1. Based on the information in the case study, which type of asthma is Tegan Smith likely to have suffered?253 “Asthma is a chronic lung disease, which can be controlled but not cured.” National Asthma Council Australia. (2015). The condition results in excessive variation in lung function and a presence of respiratory symptoms, (e.g. wheezing, shortness of breath, cough chest tightness). Asthma “results from complex interactions between an individual's inherited genetic makeup and their…
the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America declares May to be “National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month.” Spring is a peak season for asthma and allergy sufferers, lending it to be the perfect time to educate different communities about these diseases. There are two major types of asthma, occupational and childhood. Occupational asthma is caused by inhaling fumes, gases, dust, or other potentially harmful substances. Childhood asthma is usually developed before the age of five. Asthma…