Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Anna’s out of breath
- she was diagnosed with
- Asthma
- Risk Factors
- Signs & Symptoms
- Types
- Allergic
- Non-Allergic
- Non-Allergic
- Exercise-induced
- Cough-induced
- Work-related
- Triggers
- Infections
- Irritants: Smoke & fume
- Cold air
- Stress
- Dust
- Exercises
- Pollen
- Animal dander
- Food
- Prognosis
- The life expectancy of people with
controlled asthma is similar to
that for the general population.
- Pathogenesis
- Treatment
- Bronchodilators
- β-2 agonist
- Anticholinergic
- Methylxanthines
- Anti-inflammatory
- Corticosteroids
- Chromones
- Leukotrienes
receptor
antagonists
- Omalizumab
- her mother was diagnosed with
- COPD
- Diagnosis
- Lung Function test
- CT scan
- Chest X ray
- Prognosis
- Severe COPD is associated
with high mortality
- 1/2 of patients with an FEV1
that is about 40% of
predicted will survive 5 years
- bronchiectasis is associated
with an increased risk of
all-cause mortality in patients
with moderate to severe COPD
- Respiratory Physiology
- respiration
- Lung Volumes and Capacities
- she is Smoker
- Smoking and asthma
- Makes asthma worse over long term
- Causes an attack on short term
- 82% of asthma patients say smoke irritates them
- Asthma patients who smoke require more treatment,
more medicine, and a stronger management plan
- Smoking and COPD
- Smoking is the leading cause of COPD
- Smoking causes the centriacinar type of emphysema
- Smoking cause Chronic bronchitis which causes
productive cough
- smoking Irritants will cause hypertrophy of mucus glands
- irritants will cause inflammation and infiltration of CD8+
lymphocytes, macrophages, and neutrophils
- Anna 16 yrs, Life
guard Recent smoker,
Wheezing Dyspnea
Coughing
- Sylvia 45 yrs Life guard
Chronic smoker, Shortness
of breath Coughing up
yellow phlegm Wheezing