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Cough One of the most elusive to treat the symptoms are cough. We usually count on at least twenty different types of cough. Cough can have many underlying causes. It may be that coughing during exertion, it could be asthma. The cough may come up with an infection or an allergic response. Some coughs at a certain type of climate, some when they eat a certain type of food. Etc. It is important to have as much information as possible One will worsen by soaking hay for some horses. The idea…

The differential diagnosis that fits 5-year-old Johnny is Impetigo. Impetigo is caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes, which are Gram-positive bacterias that are highly contagious (Hartman-Adams, Banvard, & Juckett, 2014). According to Hartman-Adams, Banvard, & Juckett (2014), it is the most common bacterial skin infection seen in children between the ages of two and five years old. The symptoms associated with impetigo are classified as ruptured oozing sores, and…

Sinus Sinus means a hollow or a pocket. It represents cavities in many part of the body, such as the renal sinus, the mastoid sinus, or an aortic sinus. Sinusitis Sinusitis is an inflammation or infection of the air pockets on either side of & behind the nose. Sinusitis follows a respiratory such as a common cold or flu. Types of sinusitis Acute sinusitis is much more common in general population than chronic sinusitis. Chronic sinusitis refers to inflammation of the sinuses that persist for at…

The maxillary midline diastema is one of the dento-alveolar disorders that cause special concern to patients and parents, specifically, given its position. Among 5-year-old children, during the period of primary dentition, the maxillary midline diastema appears in 97% of cases and along with primate spaces, predicts a future development of mixed and permanent dentition, without crowding. The…

Wheezing, tightness in the chest, coughing, and breathlessness is something people have deal with through their entire lives. Asthma is a chronic disease that is common for a long term. Chronic diseases generally more often than not cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured with some type of medicine or remedy, and they do not just disappear. Not something to just shake off, people live all their lives with this type of disease and can only do so much to manage their symptoms and go on with the…

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, recurrent and inflammatory disease also known as atopic eczema. Although it most often starts in infancy and affects two of ten children, it is also highly prevalent in adults. Even when this is not a fatal condition, it is characterized by the reduction of the barrier function and shows susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus. AD is commonly associated with elevated levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) and T-helper response to allergies. The purpose of this…

Asthma is a chronic disease that effects the airways to the lungs causing inflammation, irritation, and difficulty breathing. Most of you may not think of asthma as a killer disease, yet more than 5,000 Americans die of asthma each year. According to the Mayo Clinic web page, asthma also accounts for more than 400,000 hospital discharges annually. As the number of people with asthma increases, the more likely you are to meet a person who has the disease. I have had asthma my whole life but as I…

(Withers, 2009) There are various pathological changes to the respiratory system of a smoker. One extremely widespread change is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The World Health Organisation (2010) define COPD as, “…a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible.” COPD as a lung disease encompasses pathological changes such as Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. Chronic Bronchitis is long term…

1. Based on the information in the case study, which type of asthma is Tegan Smith likely to have suffered?253 “Asthma is a chronic lung disease, which can be controlled but not cured.” National Asthma Council Australia. (2015). The condition results in excessive variation in lung function and a presence of respiratory symptoms, (e.g. wheezing, shortness of breath, cough chest tightness). Asthma “results from complex interactions between an individual's inherited genetic makeup and their…

Coughing is one of the most common health problems. When there is a blockage or irritant in your throat or upper air passages, your brain thinks a foreign element is present and tells your body to cough to remove that element. dry cough diagram Coughing can also be due to a viral infection, common cold, flu, and smoking or health problems such as asthma, tuberculosis, and lung cancer. Some of the symptoms of a cough are itchy throat, chest pain, and congestion. Instead of using…