The Macquarie dictionary explains asthma as "A paroxysmal disorder of respiration with laboured breathing, a feeling of constriction in the chest, and coughing". Within the following pages there will be more and more information like and unlike this to help anyone learn more about this disease. .
This report is based on the facts about asthma and will focus on trends and treatments of the past, today and the future. Future problems, ethical and financial issues will also be considered. .
If this report is made correctly, anyone that can read should be able to pick up this assorted bundle of text, read it and then understand a lot more about asthma. .
2.0 Defining the Disease .
2.1 Definition .
Asthma is a condition in which the airways of the lungs become either narrowed or completely blocked, obstructing normal breathing. Once the airways have become obstructed, it takes more effort to force air through them, so that breathing becomes laboured. .
Although everyone's airways have the potential for constriction in response to allergens or irritants, the asthmatics airways are oversensitive or hyperreactive. Asthmatic's airways may become obstructed by one of the following; constriction of the muscles surrounding the airway, inflammation & swelling of the airway or increased mucus production which clogs the airway. Irritation of the airways by excessive mucus may also provoke coughing. .
2.2 History .
Asthma is not new. Asthma like symptoms were first recorded 3500 years ago in an Egyptian. The word means "Laboured Breathing" in Greek. The famous Greek physician Hippocrates first used the word Asthma to describe an illness 500 years later. The Romans used to treat asthma by giving sufferers Owl's blood in wine. .
A Spanish doctor, Moses Maimonides, wrote the first book specifically about asthma in AD 1190. Maimonides wrote that asthma was characterised by sudden bouts of breathlessness. Physicians during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries realised that asthma was due to constrictions of the Bronchi (The airways into the lungs).
ASTHMA Asthma is a lung disease that can be treated. ... Removing as many asthma triggers as possible from your home is important in controlling your asthma. ... The third type of asthma is moderate persistent asthma. ... It is severe persistent asthma. ... "There is no cure for asthma. ...
In severe intractable asthma, airflow limitation is often persistent. ... Expectorants should be administered as ordered along with asthma medication. ... Patient education is essential for successful management of asthma. ... (National Asthma Education and Prevention Program, 1997). ... Exercise-induced asthma can be managed with certain medications. ...
Tammy is a 17-year-old girl who was just diagnosed with asthma. ... Lately she has been having trouble controlling her asthma. This paper will discuss pathogenesis of asthma, normal functioning of the respiratory system, the signs and symptoms of asthma, and the effects asthma has on the rest of the body. Definition of Asthma Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs. ... For some people, asthma is a minor nuisance. ...
Most may not think of asthma as a killer disease, yet more that 5,000 Americans die of asthma each year. ... Nearly 25 million Americans suffer from asthma "over 8% of adults, over 9% of children, and 60% of asthma cases are allergic asthma". ... When defining asthma in epidemiologic studies, the prevalence of asthma can be described in a number of ways. ... Being a kid with asthma wasn't fun. ... As the severity of asthma symptoms decreased I tend to forget I even have asthma....
A Prevention programme in asthma management will also be discussed looking at the role of the nurse in an asthma clinic and the purpose of asthma clinics for an asthma sufferer. ... It is estimated that 636,000 people in Scotland will be diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives Asthma Audit 2001(2003). Across the UK, we estimate that 5.1 million people are currently being treated for asthma, 1 in 8 children and 1 in 13 adults, and that 8 million people in the UK have been diagnosed with asthma at some stage in their lives Asthma Audit 2001(2003). ... There are nearly 7500 hospital a...
In fact, these are the most common symptoms of asthma. ... Furthermore, nurses can also give him a brochure to take control on asthma or arrange him to particular asthma campaign and community for teenagers. ... In fact, Joseph can join a peer learning about asthma for teenagers. ... Part III "Asthma: Take Control" (Asthma Foundation Australia 2013), is one of the most useful pamphlets for Joseph to manage his health. The pamphlet provides basic information about the symptoms of asthma and asthma triggers. ...
Asthma most commonly refers to bronchial asthma, an inflammation of the airways (Marieb, 2001). ... Asthma affects approximately one in six New Zealanders usually beginning in childhood (Asthma & Respiratory Foundation, 1999). ... Fortunately however, few New Zealand children die from asthma, statistically every year one to four children die from asthma. ... (Asthma & Respiratory Foundation, 1999). ... Asthma also occurs in people who do not have allergies. ...
Asthma most commonly refers to bronchial asthma, an inflammation of the airways (Marieb, 2001). ... Asthma affects approximately one in six New Zealanders usually beginning in childhood (Asthma & Respiratory Foundation, 1999). ... Fortunately however, few New Zealand children die from asthma, statistically every year one to four children die from asthma. ... (Asthma & Respiratory Foundation, 1999). ... Asthma also occurs in people who do not have allergies. ...
Kyngãs (1999) initiated a study titled Compliance of Adolescents with Asthma. ... The abstract for the study Compliance of Adolescents with Asthma addresses the purpose of the study (to describe the health regimen compliance of adolescents with asthma). ... The general topic of this quantitative study is Asthma. ... Previous studies have also indicated "asthma is the leading cause of paediatric inpatients- (Welsh, 1999). ... Kyngãs has included numerous studies concerned not only with the asthma but other chronic condition that effect childhood and adolescents. ...
She had asthma for as long as I could remember, so I did know what asthma was, but nothing more. ... For my first research question, I wanted to find out the causes of asthma, all of the symptoms associated with asthma, and the chances of acquiring asthma if it runs in the family. ... Extrinsic asthma is when an outside substance entering the lungs triggers an asthma attack. ... Intrinsic asthma is when a mysterious process found within the body triggers asthma. ... People with asthma are not able to live their daily lives to the fullest, without treating the asthma properly. ...
