PPT-BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN CHILDREN

Department of pediatrics Definition Asthma is a chronic disease involving the respiratory system in which the airways occasionally constrict become inflammated and are lined with excessive amounts of . During an asthma attack airways become inamed making it hard to breathe Asthma attacks can be mild moderate or serious and even life threatening Symptoms of an asthma attack include Coughing Shortness of breath or trouble breathing Wheezing Tightne Eric M. Sarpong and G. Edward Miller . AHRQ Conference . September 20, 2011. Introduction. Asthma – chronic, complex and costly health condition . Estimated costs of asthma in the U.S. - $19.7 billion . د. حسين محمد جمعة . اختصاصي الامراض الباطنة . البورد العربي . كلية طب الموصل . 2010. Learning outcomes. After completing this module you should be able to:. Jane . Setchell. Marilyn Plummer . We are giving good care but we need to improve . Personal Asthma Action Plans (PAAP) in NRAD . Only 4/28 of the children who died had a PAAP. Key Recommendation…. Ibrahim . A. . Janahi, MD, FCCP, FRCPCH . Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine- Qatar . Division Chief, Pediatric . Pulmomnology. . Learning points . What is asthma/Differential diagnosis of wheezy chest . Eastern Journal of Medicine 4 1 39-41 1999 Traumatic bronchial rupture YALINKAYA 1 BLCLER U2Department of Thoracic Surgery1 School of Medicine Yznc Yl University Van Van Military Hospital2 Van Key wor Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine. The Burden of Pediatric Asthma . The Scope of Asthma . Most common chronic disease of childhood. Affects more than 7 million children in the United States . Approximately 9% of all US children have asthma . SENIOR RESIDENT. DEPARTMENT OF PEDIATRICS. INTRODUCTION. Severe acute asthma is defined as a condition in which children with acute asthma exacerbation and respiratory distress do not respond to bronchodilators and who either have not received corticosteroids as an outpatient or continue to experience respiratory distress despite outpatient treatment. the lung airways. . Symptoms . are:. . cough. , . wheeze. , . chest tightness . and . shortness of breath. , . often. worse . at night. . The most frequent form has its onset in childhood . JNMC, AMU. Management of Bronchial Asthma. Introduction. . Asthma is a . chronic inflammatory disorder . of the airways that is . characterized:. clinically. . by. recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough, particularly at night / early morning. . BP=602. Pharmacology III. Asthma. Bronchial asthma is a respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing and difficulty in breathing due to increased resistance to airflow in the alveoli or small airways. This is caused by the spasm of the bronchial smooth muscles and also due to edema and swelling of bronchial mucous membrane. The viscid sputum causes blockage of small airways. Disorders of Respiratory Function . Classification. . Main disorders of the respiratory system are :. 1. Bronchial asthma. 2. Cough. 3. Allergic rhinitis. 4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (COPD, also called emphysema). Two of the recognized causes of emphysema are smoking which incites lung injury and inherited deficiency of α1- antitrypsin; an . antiprotease. enzyme that protects the lung from injury.. Emphysema is thought to result from the breakdown of . Download PDF Asthma Free Forever™ eBook by Jerry Ericson - A Program That Help People with Asthma to Reduce Their Symptoms Quickly and Get Rid of This Disease.