Symptoms, Diagnosis, And Treatment Of Asthma

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Asthma is a respiratory disease that many people deal with every single day. “According to World Health Organization, approximately 180,000 people die from asthma each year.” (Jardins and Burton 187) Most people never think of asthma as a life threatening disease, but it can be crucial. As the number of people with asthma increases, the more likely you are to come in contact with someone who has been diagnosed with this disease. Asthma is a severe breathing problem that has many complications that is dealt with daily like shortness of breath, chronic cough, tightness of the chest and shortness of breath, my main focus is childhood asthma, allergic asthma, and medication to treat asthma.

Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by episodes in which the bronchioles constrict due to oversensitivity. In asthma, the airways (bronchioles) constrict making it difficult to get air in or out of the lungs. Breathlessness is the main symptom. The bronchi and bronchioles become inflamed and constricted. Asthmatics usually react to triggers. Triggers are substances and situations that would not normally trouble an asthma free person. Asthma is either extrinsic or intrinsic. Extrinsic is when the inflammation in the airway is a result of hypersensitivity reactions associated with allergy (food or pollen). Intrinsic asthma is linked to hyper responsive reactions to other forms of

The pathology of asthmatic symptoms is quite complex, and includes the effects of mast cells, eusinophils, T cell lymphocytes, mactrophages, neutrophila, and epithelial cells, which collectively lead to inflammation. Pathologic qualities of asthma include goblet cell hyperplasia leading to mucus overproduction, basement membrane thickening with subepithelial fibrosis, desquamation of the airway epithelium, bronchial smooth muscle hyperplasia, and cellular infiltration with lymphocytes, neutrophils, and eosinophils. Airflow obstruction is caused by the smooth muscle constriction around airways, leading to wheezing, coughing, and chest tightness. Exposure to allergens, irritants (eg smoke), and viral infections can also

According to Holmes (2012), "Asthma is used to describe the disease process in which, when exposed to a specific stimulus, a patient 's airways become hyper-responsive, leading to infiltration of cells in the airways." Many of us understand asthma as something that a person experiences while running or exercising, and the physical activity causes them to wheeze and experience shortness of breath. Many people have already been diagnosed with asthma and carry their inhalers to help open their airways and control their breathing. Zein et al. (2016) mentions that "Asthma affects 25.7 million people; 7.0 million children under the age of 18 years. The states average that roughly around one in eleven or one in twelve people and children are diagnosed with asthma."

The process of treating asthma has been proven most successful with the NAEPP clinical guidelines. The NAEPP guidelines provide a holistic approach to caring for individuals suffering from asthma. Treatment consists of assessing and monitoring the severity of one’s asthma, the provision of patient education to assist with self-management, assisting with the need to control one’s environmental risk factors, the

Asthma is one lifestyle disease that affects the body’s systems greatly. In the year of 2004/05 asthma was a multi-million dollar industry at $606 million. In 2007/08 asthma prevalence is responsible for over 9.9% of the population in Australia, which is almost 2,

In young children it can be difficult to diagnose asthma because the symptoms can also happen with other conditions. For example, young children can experience wheezing with colds or other respiratory infections but can outgrow it as the airways grow. The best way to diagnose asthma is with a lung function test, complete medical history and physical exam. For adults and children, annual medical visits are the best primary preventative intervention against asthma. This allows the asthma sufferer to learn the triggers of asthma so exposure can be minimized, particularly, if asthma is familial. However, that too can be a guessing game because a trigger becomes known when there is a response to it. For example, wheezing or coughing are good

Have you ever wondered what Asthma is or where it comes from? Well, the answer is simple; according to the article, Associations between Parental Health Literacy, Use of Asthma Management Plans, and Childs Asthma Control it is a respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs, causing difficulty in breathing. So basically, what happens with asthma is that there is inflammation and narrowing of the airways which causes an asthma attack. Asthma can be caused by many factors. In my case scenario, I have a four-year old daughter who has asthma which

Asthma is among the diseases that have shown a significant increase in prevalence in recent attacks of wheezing. Asthma is a chronic condition characterized by periodic attacks of wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath. More than 7 million US children suffer from it and worldwide it’s nearly 150 million. Asthma constrict the airways that lead to the lungs and partially block the passage for air to pass through.

Asthma is a condition of the bronchial tubes characterized by episodes of constriction and increased mucous production. A person with asthma has bronchial tubes that are super sensitive to various stimuli, or triggers, that can produce asthma symptom.In other words, asthmatics have special sensitivity that causes their lung tissue to react far more than is should to various stimulating factors or triggers. For this reason, people with asthma are said to have "twitchy airways."Some symptoms that people with asthma commonly experience are chest tightenings, difficulty inhaling and exhaling, wheezing, production of large amounts of mucous in their windpipes and coughing.Coughing can be frequent or intermittent, and can be

“Asthma is a common disease that affects approximately 300 million children and adults worldwide” (Arshad, S. H., & Babu, K. s., 2009). It leads to rising healthcare costs and reduces the quality of life in a person due to the restrictions that a person has depending on the type of asthma. Doctors who can treat asthma are called “Pulmonologist,” and an “Immunologist.” It is important to know the pathophysiology, clinical manifestation and medical management to properly treat the disease.

Asthma is identified by changing as well as regular symptoms of reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm. The most commonly observed symptoms episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Varying from person to person, the episodes can fluctuate from once or twice a day to few times a week.

Twenty percent of children living in the South Bronx have been diagnosed with Asthma. Bronx children (boys and girls) living in the vicinity of Melrose, Mott Haven, and Port Morris ages 5-12 years old have a higher percentage of hospitalization than children that reside within other inner-cities in the US. Children suffering from asthma encounter a recurrent cough, wheezing, shortness of breath and decrease response to their medication. These children often are unable to participate in physical activities, have increased absenteeism from school, are withdrawn and have decreased self- confidence. It is important that families are educated on the appropriate preventions and treatments for asthma in order to prevent mortality.

Asthma is a respiratory condition characterized by coughing and wheezing, mainly caused by the inflammatory response and narrowing of the bronchioles.