PPT-POST-TEST BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

1 An 8 year old boy has symptoms at least thrice a week He requires stopping his physical activities like running due to . Quality asthma care involves not only initial diagnosis and treatment to achieve asthma control but also longterm regular followup care to maintain control Asthma control focuses on two domains 1 reducing impairment the frequency and intensity of sy 1. , Alan M Watson, PhD. 1,2. , Zuyi Wang, PhD. 1,3. ,. Mary C Rose, PhD. 1,2. , and Robert J Freishtat, MD, MPH. 1,2. . 1. Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC. 2. The George Washington University, Washington, DC. David Jackson. Clinical Research . Fellow. Department of Respiratory Medicine. National Heart and Lung Institute. Imperial College London. Introduction. Asthma is a chronic condition characterised by reversible airflow obstruction, airway hyper-responsiveness, and airway inflammation. What is bronchial hygiene? . Any device/procedure utilized to maintain lung sterility by loosening/removing retained secretions, . Bronchodilating. , and hyper inflating the lung. Techniques include:. 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…. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells and cellular elements play a role, in particular, mast cells,eosinophils,T lymphocytes, macrophages, neutrophils and epithelial cells.. Cedar Mountain post acute rehabilitation center provide a therapeutic environment for our residents Yucaipa. Individualized treatment programs are developed with the interdisciplinary team of nursing, social services, Healthcare and dietary in consultation with your physicians. III. Asthma. chronic inflammatory . disorder of the airways. C. auses recurrent episodes of . wheezing, Dyspnea, chest tightness and cough . particularly at . night . and/or early . in the . morning. The airway (bronchial tubes) can become swollen and the muscle around the airway tightens. . The result is a narrowed airway. Symptoms. Wheezing. Coughing. Shortness of breath. Chest tightness. Increased rate of breathing. 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. to the selection of drugs for the treatment. of bronchial asthma and chronic . obstructive pulmonary disease . The term . "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" . (COPD). appeared about 30 years ago and was proposed to refer to slowly progressing and irreversible airway obstruction, usually in smokers.. Drugs in obstructive airway disease. Asthma. & COPD. Asthma is a lung-inflammation disease & COPD . is a lung-. distructive. disease.. ASTHMA. Is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways where many cells & cellular elements play a role . 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.