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Mapa Mental por Gabriel Speight, atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Gabriel Speight
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Asthma
- 1. What is Astham?
- Inflamation of the
Airways
- The bronchiles
become inflamed
and narrow
- Less Air can travel
through the Airways
- Muscles around airways
tighten and increase
mucus production
- Inflamation of the
Airways
- 2. Causes of Ashtma
- Being
Exposed to
to tabacco
smoke as a
child
- Mother
smoked
during
pregnancy
- Born
Prematurely/Needing
Ventilator
- Birth weight less than 2kg
- Family History
of Asthma or
other allergic
condition
- Having Another
allergic
Condition
- Being
Exposed to
to tabacco
smoke as a
child
- 3. Symptoms of Asthma
- Tight feeling in
chest
- Wheezing
- Feeling Breathless
- Coughing
- Attack Triggered by
Vigorus Exercise
- Attack triggered
by allergens
- Tight feeling in
chest
- 4. Medical Interventions for Asthma
- Reliever Inhaler
- Blue Usually
- Relieve Symptoms quickly
- Relaxes the muscles
around the airways
- E.g. Salbutamol + Terbutaline
- Blue Usually
- Preventer Inhaler
- Usually
Brown, Red
or Orange
- Works
over time
- Has to be used
Daily for some
time before they
work
- May not stop
asthma attack but
should reduce
frequency
- E.g. Beclometasone, Budesonide
- Usually
Brown, Red
or Orange
- Spacers
- Used with Children,
Mainly Young
- Increases amount
of medication
reaching the lungs
- These are when Medication
is puffed into the spacer via
inhaler and then breathed in
- Used with Children,
Mainly Young
- Steroids
- Usually Taken Orally
- Used for severe cases of asthma
or for life threatening attack
- Only taken 1-2 weeks max
- Work Immediately
- E.g. Prednisolone
- Usually Taken Orally
- Reliever Inhaler
- 5. Lifestyle Changes for Asthma
- Carry an inhaler
- Prevent or stop attack
- Feel Less worried
- Prevent or stop attack
- If smoke stop
- Monitor using Peak Flow metre
- Avoid Triggers
- Excercise
- Short Bursts
- Get involved with Humid Exercises
- Short Bursts
- If overweight, lose weight
- Carry an inhaler
- 6. Counselling for Astham
- Only relevant to patients who
have severe asthma which may
lead to frequent stays, inability
to attend school or work
- Patient prone to depression
may require counselling
- Not relevant to most patients
- Only relevant to patients who
have severe asthma which may
lead to frequent stays, inability
to attend school or work
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