Chronic Asthma_1

Chronic Asthma_1

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
1. Pathophysiology: Inflamed airways that are swollen, very sensitive , tend to act strongly to inhaled substances, increase amount of mucous causes increased narrowing to airways
  1. Diagnosis: based on medical and family history, physical exam, allergy testing, measurement of sensitivity of airways if appropriate
2. Clinical presentation: short of breath, wheezing, tight neck muscles, unable to lay flat and complain of chest pain
  1. Treatment: bronchodilators, cortisone drugs by nebulizer, leukotriene receptor antagonist, expectorants and antihistamines

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	Created by Patricia McCalli almost 9 years ago

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