Symptoms Of Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disorder that affects many organs and impairs the lung function. A blocked chloride transport in the cell membranes creates mucous that has little water content and becomes thick. The thick, sticky mucous causes problems in the lung, pancreas, liver, salivary glands, and testes. It is an autosomal recessive trait and the cystic fibrosis gene can be located in chromosome seven. A symptom of cystic fibrosis is very salty-tasting skin and the reason is, is when a person who has cystic fibrosis has very high levels of chloride in their sweat than what a normal person would have. Another symptom is coughing with phlegm and this is caused by the mucus that is in the lungs. Frequent lung infections, bronchitis, wheezing …show more content…
Another is Burkholderia cepacia which is a serious bacterial infection for patients with cystic fibrosis and is caused by a cystic fibrosis patient near another patient with cystic fibrosis with casual contact. The infection lives in respiratory tracts and becomes resistant to antibiotic therapy really quickly Cystic fibrosis can be detected before the symptoms show and one way to do that is by a sweat test which is used to text the chloride level in a person's sweat or a blood test to see if they have inherited the disease through their parents. Another way is a blood test that could test for the possibility of the person having cystic fibrosis. There is no cure for cystic fibrosis but there are treatments that can help ease the symptoms such as a well balanced diet including moderate protein and high calorie intake, vitamin supplements, chest physiotherapy at least two times a day. Chest physiotherapy is an airway clearance technique to drain the lungs and may include vibration, percussion, deep breathing, and huffing or coughing. Oxygen would help with respiratory problems and being able to help the person breathe better than they did before they started this