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Mind Map by Patricia McCalli, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Patricia McCalli
over 9 years ago
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Chronic Asthma
- epidemiology: 24.6 million American's have asthma, 7 million of them are children. Asthma often starts during childhood, occurs more in boys than girls
- pathophysiology: Inflamed airways that are swollen, very sensitive , tend to act strongly to inhaled substances, increase amount of mucous causes increased narrowing to airways
- diagnosis: based on medical and family history, physical exam, allergy testing, measurement of sensitivity of airways if appropriate
- diagnosis: based on medical and family history, physical exam, allergy testing, measurement of sensitivity of airways if appropriate
- clinical presentation: short of breath, wheezing, tight neck muscles, unable to lay flat and complain of chest pain
- treatment: bronchodilators, cortisone drugs by nebulizer, leukotriene receptor antagonist, expectorants and antihistamines
- treatment: bronchodilators, cortisone drugs by nebulizer, leukotriene receptor antagonist, expectorants and antihistamines
- pathophysiology: Inflamed airways that are swollen, very sensitive , tend to act strongly to inhaled substances, increase amount of mucous causes increased narrowing to airways
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