Asthma

Asthma is a chronic (lifelong) lung disease that makes it harder to move air in and out of your lungs. With asthma, your airways' lining tends to always be in a hypersensitive state characterized by redness and swelling (inflammation). It's similar to how your skin becomes red, irritated and sensitive after a sunburn. With asthma, the airways in your lungs are often swollen or inflamed. This makes them extra sensitive to things that you are exposed to in the environment every day. When you have…

Secondhand Smoke and Asthma In the world today we have many things that are harmful and dangerous to us. Ordinarily, when we think of someone causing you harm, it is not so close to home. Your mother and father are the furthest from your mind of people who would do something to harm you. In many cases, they are the people who can do the utmost harm. In this review I would like to determine if children ages unborn to eighteen with daily exposure to tobacco smoke have a predisposition to develop…

Asthma Attack If I would have just told somebody, I wouldn't have wound up in the hospital. Don't wait until the last second, because sometimes the last second isn't enough. Lucky enough for me, it was. It was a normal fall day, the leaves were beautiful shades of oranges, reds, and yellows. There were a lot of pumpkins and the weather was perfect conditions for an asthma attack. I was about five and so I love to play, especially outside. I asked my parents if I could go outside and of course…

Background: Asthma is an international health problem of epidemic proportions that affects around 300 million people worldwide with an estimated 250,000 annual deaths. It is the most common chronic childhood disease, and affects 10% of children in the United States (1). The economic burden of the chronic effects of asthma in the United States is estimated to be over $50 billion per year (2). The hallmark of asthma is hyperresponsiveness of the airway smooth muscle and fluctuating levels of…

Asthma affects the body through bronchospasms; these are unusual narrowing or constrictions of the airways. These are usually caused a spasm in the smooth muscles of bronchi and bronchioles, an inflammation of the airways or an excessive production of mucus due to an allergic reaction or possible irritation. This therefore makes it difficult to breath and as a result causes the individual to start wheezing due to the inhaled air struggling to pass through the narrowed airways…

Asthma is known as a chronic inflammation disorder of the airways and can be divided as atopic and non-atopic. “Atopic asthma also known as extrinsic asthma is triggered by the environment.” (Barnes, 1996) Atopic asthma is the most common form of asthma. Atopic asthma causes inflammation and is mediated by systemic IgE production. Non-atopic asthma is considered intrinsic asthma which is less common. Non-atopic asthma is inflammation and or constriction of the airways that is not caused by…

developing children is Asthma. Asthma is a prevalent psychical health issue during early childhood and it impacts millions of Americans of all ages but is common in early childhood and teens. I see a lot of Asthma cases within my family and other children that I encounter with. Asthma could be caused by an allergy reaction and can happen regularly either when exercising and sleeping. Asthma the airways and changes the breathing pattern of the person and some of the symptoms of Asthma are…

Decreasing children cases of asthma attacks in elementary school is high priority as a population health nursing as well provide all needed information to those who work with them. According to these case studies, the condition for elementary school students are critical. Constructions that keep neighborhood with dust, weeds growing on school yard, widespread mold in classrooms and in the heating vents demonstrate critical condition in this school. Nurses and other school professionals must…

Asthma is a chronic disorder of the airway characterized by ongoing inflammation of the airway, in which the flow of exhaled air from the lungs may be restricted due to inflammation. Airway inflammation stems from a variety of stimuli such as the presence…

Does High Fiber Diet prevent Asthma? Overview Yes, specifically, a diet full of vegetables and fruits can help minimize the level of asthma and allergies in the human body. Asthma is caused by cold, infection, dust, and stuffy areas among other factors. A person suffering from asthma is proved to have an easy time as long as he/she is feeding well in a high fiber diet. Asthma patients need a lot of care since the condition is not that easy to deal with. In case you are dealing with such a…