More than ten percent of the general population and up to ninety percent of people previously diagnosed with asthma have exercise-induced asthma (2). There are several triggers that contribute to the condition with are environmental, dietary, and pulmonary factors. Exercise-induced asthma is more commonly found in people who actively participate in high endurance sports, however, anyone is susceptible to the condition. Discussion on exercise-induced asthma will include causation, anatomy in the body, symptoms, who is at risk, as well as management and treatment. Exercise-induced asthma occurs during or after exercise, usually within five to twenty minutes of exercise but most severe within five to ten minutes after having stopped exercising (2).
The cough reflex is a long and deep inhalation followed by the closing of the glottis, this causes a strong exhalation that pushes the glottis open and sends air through the respiratory passages. Coughing can occur when a foreign body is located in the larynx, trachea or epiglottis. Cari is coughing due to the mucus and fluid buildup in her lungs and her body is trying to expel it. Question C: Which structures found in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli normally would protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate matter? Alveolar macrophage protects her lungs by wondering around the alveoli space collecting dust, particles and debris.
as she will get out of breath easily and may lead to an asthma attack. This would affect her intellectually as she may not go to school in case of a flare up and they have an asthma attack. On the other hand they will learn about what happens when someone has asthma and they will educate themselves about how to identify and maybe eliminate triggers. This may affect
P2- Potential effects of life factors and life events on the development of an individual. Genetic Asthma-Adolescence Asthma could affect Kate physically because she might not be able to exercise as much and do activities that involve a lot of exercise because of her getting out of breath and having to take breaks to prevent an asthma attack. Asthma could affect Kate intellectually because she could miss out on important learning if she is at doctors’ appointments or if she has an asthma attack and has to leave school, and she could miss out on important information that could affect her grades in the future. Asthma could affect Kate emotionally because asthma may make Kate feel like she isn’t good enough or that she is too unfit so she could give up on exercise or anything that gets her asthma going. Asthma could affect Kate socially because she may not get to see her friends as much as she would like because of activities that involve exercise such as swimming.
• People with lung disease: Exposure to air pollution might worsen their symptoms. This includes people with chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). • People with cardiovascular (heart) disease: Exposure to air pollution might induce symptoms such as palpitations, chest pain, or shortness of breath. • Unborn babies (pregnant women): Exposure to high levels of air pollution over longer time periods (weeks to months) may be linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as reduced birth weight or premature births. • Children are likely to be more vulnerable to exposure to air pollution compared to adults for the following reasons; their lungs are still growing and developing, their immune and metabolic systems are still developing, they suffer from frequent respiratory infections, and they are more active outdoors than adults and therefore breathe in higher doses of outdoor pollutants.
Asthma and its Effects Kimberly Hardy HS200-02 Unit 4 Capstone Project: Case Study Number 5: Asthma Kaplan University Dec. 3, 2014 Asthma can be defined as a respiratory disease that causes difficulty breathing. It causes the airways to swell which leads to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Adults and children are at risk of getting asthma. This disease not only affects the person with it but their family and friends as well. Asthma can be caused by a combination of genetics and environmental factors.
You will receive a physical exam and a nervous system exam. Tests used to diagnose are an antibody test, CBC, Chest X-ray, kidney biopsy, or urinalysis. There is no cure but the main goal is control the symptoms. Forms of treatment include NSAIDs like Ibuprofen, Corticosteroid creams for rash or Antimalaria drug and low-dose corticosteroids for skin and arthritis symptoms. In severe cases high dose corticosteroids or cytotoxic drugs may be ordered.
This was obtained on September 30, 2013 from: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/ “Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime
In older infants and toddlers the coughing is followed by an intake of breath that sounds like a whooping noise. Infants younger than six months do not take make the whooping noise but are at risk for exhaustion. Vomiting following a round of coughing is common in children. Patients in the third stage, convalescent, have coughing that may last for weeks if not treated. Symptoms of this infection usually occur within 7-10 days of being exposed.
Asthma has no cure but exacerbations which are called “asthma attacks” can be controlled with medicines such as inhalers or pills. Some common triggers to causing asthma attacks are outside air pollution, dust, tobacco smoke and pets to name a few. A community health nurse caring for an asthma patient needs to be aware of when modified care is very important to prevent any attacks. Poor air quality is one of the key reasons for asthma