Category: Asthma

Abstract The purpose of this study is to examine the risk factors predicting asthma among adult African immigrants in California. The research problem is founded on the failure of many health studies to include African immigrants as a minority group in health studies that investigate the relationship between risk factors and asthma. From this gap…

Asthma affects approximately 300 million people (Dharmage et al., ). Asthma is a common childhood disease. Common symptoms are wheezing and cough. Patients also experience shortness of breath. Chest tightness and pain are common. Recurrent respiratory infections may signal asthma. Pathophysiology Inflammation determines the degree of severity (Dharmage et al., 2019). Allergic reactions are important…

Table of Contents Introduction Asthma Management Goals Stepwise Conclusion References Introduction The primary danger of asthma as a disease is the fact that it requires different interventions, based on the symptoms that an individual has. Additionally, the nature of the condition implies that one can have either an attack or an asthma-free day, which requires…

Dharmage, S. C., Perret, J. L., & Custovic, A. (2019). Epidemiology of asthma in children and adults. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 7, 1-15. Web. This article summarizes the findings from the investigation of the relationship between genetic and environmental determinants in asthmas high-risk groups. The role environmental exposures play in the development of asthma has not…

Introduction Asthma is a highly prevalent disease among the U.S. population, especially in the case of school-age children. According to Magzamen and Tager, it is the main reason for non-injury hospitalization and missing school (583). Asthma is considered to be a spectrum disease due to the multiplicity of its manifestations. Not only the symptoms but…

Table of Contents Introduction Treatment Plan Communication Plan Needs Assessment References Introduction Despite the information presented in the case, it may be hard to diagnose asthma directly, unless specific symptoms are identified in the childs medical history. The symptoms outlined by the childs mother may also be linked to the conditions other than asthma. To…

Cold-induced bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways, and this chronic inflammation causes bronchial hyper-reactivity. Bronchial hyper-reactivity is a condition of the airways in which they respond too easily or too strongly by narrowing their lumen to the effects of various provoking factors, which leads to a restriction of airflow. The possibility…

The second scenario refers to the case of a 12-year-old boy that presents to the emergency department with asthma exacerbation, and, notably, it is the third time he has the same problem in the last three months. The process of collecting the patients medical history is simplified in this case since it is not his…

Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Design and Methodology References Introduction Nurses role in raising the parents awareness about pediatric asthma and post-discharge phone calls as a means of preventing readmission rates in asthmatic children is not the most studied topic in the field. However, there still are works that concentrate on the bordering topics.…

Table of Contents Organizational Background Purpose of Request and Anticipated Results Organizational Capacity References Organizational Background According to the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (n.d. d), Francis Lewis West, who was inspired by a childrens hospital in London, founded the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in 1855. The hospital has since expanded to include a research…