Asthma

Laryngospasm and Bronchospasm Alyssa Acosta San Joaquin Valley College Abstract Laryngospasms and bronchospasms are both spasms that occur during within the upper respiratory tract (Frey & Ross, 2014). They can either occur in the operating room, during induction of anesthesia or can occur in a normal setting, triggered by things other than anesthesia. Depending on severity and setting, laryngospasms and bronchospasms can be either non life-threatening or life-threatening (Drugs.com,…

Toluene diisocyanate (TDI) is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H3(NCO)2. Two of the six possible isomers are commercially important: 2,4-TDI (CAS: 584-84-9) and 2,6-TDI (CAS: 91-08-7). 2,4-TDI is produced in the pure state, but TDI is often marketed as 80/20 and 65/35 mixtures of the 2,4 and 2,6 isomers respectively. It is produced on a large scale, accounting for 34.1% of the global isocyanate market in 2000, second only to MDI. Approximately 1.4 billion kilograms were produced in 2000…

Respiratory illnesses refer at range of diseases that affect the respiratory system such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Tuberculosis, asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, acute respiratory infections among others. Several additional respiratory conditions and respiratory hazards, including infectious agents and occupational and environmental exposures, are covered in other areas of Healthy People 2020. The symptoms for these diseases range from mild to severe that sometimes cause death in…

out, but I had two questions about symptoms I am experiencing and didn’t know if mast cell was the cause or a contributing factor. I suffer from Mast Cell Activation along with Dysautonmia/Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Gastroparesis, Asthma, and Reflux/GERD. To control everything I take the following meds daily and in emergency situations/as needed. Cromolyn Sodium 100mg/5mL Ampules: 2 Ampules 4xday Epinephrine Gleevec 100mg tablets: 2 tablets daily Ketotifen Fumarate 1mg…

Individuals with asthma: There is a 5.3% of morbidity of older adults living with asthma for Tulare County, CA (CDC, 2015). And according to the Tulare County Asthma Profile, “Approximately 63,000 children and adults have been diagnosed with asthma”, showing the amount of individuals who live in Tulare County experiencing problems with asthma and are targets of having smoke inhaled in their systems, worsening their health. The…

Part I: There are several side effects that you should look out for when taking Symbicort. Lung infection caused by bacteria or viruses, pneumonia, is one of the major side effect seen in patients taking Symbicort. If you are having a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a type of disease that stops the the air when breathing and results in difficulty breathing, you have higher chance to get pneumonia after using Symbicort. Symptoms indicating this side effect include change in amount or…

priorities aside. If I wanted to become better, and work through my injury, I needed to make sacrifices. I worked hard to get back in shape, attending physical therapy daily, instead of hanging out at a friend’s house, catching up on the latest gossip. My asthma made it difficult, but because I continually practiced, it soon became easier for me to run, and move the ball. All I wanted to do was to prove myself. Even though my dream did not become fulfilled that season, I knew it would be a…

Let it Blow Respiratory Case Study Elijah Stevens is 74 year old male with a history of COPD. He is admitted to the hospital for an exacerbation of his COPD. He continues to smoke cigarettes (reports one pack a day). His current medications include theophylline, albuterol inhaler, beclomethasone dipropionate inhaler and a chewable aspirin 81 mg once a day. His lung sounds are diminished bilaterally. Pulse oximetry reading is 90%. He is receiving oxygen at 2 liters per nasal cannula. He…

Introduction The nation is suffering from a shortage of school nurses. (Camera, 2016) This shortage has hit the Philadelphia area forcefully due to severe budget cuts and a large population of chronically ill students. Within the Philadelphia Public School System, the current laws regulating nurse ratios place the nurse to student ratio at 1 nurse for every 1,500 students. In many cases, this means that a nurse must travel between schools in order to provide care, even to the detriment of…

shortness of breath. However, the doctors were unsure, and believed at that time that my asthma was temporary, and would leave overtime. However, these predictions were inaccurate. Slowly, as time progressed one day I had a moment where I was having trouble breathing. I coughed, and coughed, and could not catch my breathe. Although, the doctors had notified my parents that premature babies are at higher risk of asthma, everyone was unsure if it were true. One day while…