Acute Asthma Exacerbation

Description

pathophysiology
tinuola79
Mind Map by tinuola79, updated more than 1 year ago
tinuola79
Created by tinuola79 over 8 years ago
307
0

Resource summary

Acute Asthma Exacerbation
  1. Clinical Presentation
    1. Anxiety
      1. Coughing
        1. Wheezing
          1. Chest tightness
            1. Shortness of breath
            2. Diagnosis
              1. Peak flow
                1. Pulmonary function test
                2. Pathophysiology
                  1. Increased activation of CD8
                    1. Activation of Granulocyte influx
                      1. Oxidations of lipids and proteins
                        1. Increased Oxygen free radical production
                          1. T cell activation
                          2. Epidemiology
                            1. Change in weather
                              1. Family history of severe Asthma
                                1. Poor airflow
                                  1. Allergies
                                  2. Treatment
                                    1. Administration of Magnesium
                                      1. Corticosteroids
                                        1. Bronchodilators
                                          1. Administration of Oxygen
                                          Show full summary Hide full summary

                                          Similar

                                          Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
                                          tinuola79
                                          Chemistry 1
                                          kelsey.le.grange
                                          B1 Biology
                                          Emily Needham
                                          CHEMISTRY C1 6
                                          x_clairey_x
                                          OCR Physics P2 revision cards
                                          Alex Howard
                                          Carbohydrates
                                          anna.mat1997
                                          AQA Biology 12.1 cellular organisation
                                          Charlotte Hewson
                                          GCSE REVISION TIMETABLE
                                          rebekahanne11
                                          PSBD TEST # 3_1
                                          Suleman Shah
                                          exothermic and endothermic reactions
                                          janey.efen
                                          Část 4.
                                          Gábi Krsková