Asthma
What is Asthma?
Who is at risk?
Triggers
Treatment/management
Signs/symptoms
- Created by: georgiasadler
- Created on: 26-03-14 10:14
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- ASTHMA
- WHAT IS IT?
- Respiratory condition marked by spasms in the bronchi of the lungs
- Usually results from an allergic reaction or other forms of hypersensitivity
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing
- Tight chest
- Coughing - particulary at night and early morning
- SEVERE ATTACKS
- Too breathless to speak
- Racing pulse
- Lips/fingernails blue - lack of oxygen
- Blue inhaler doesn't work
- Panic
- WHO IS AT RISK?
- Family history of asthma or other related atopic conditions e.g. eczema, food allergy or hayfever
- Developing another atopic condition
- Having Bronchiolitis as a child
- Being exposed to tobacco smoke as a child
- Being born prematurely
- Born with a low birth weight
- TRIGGERS
- Infections
- Medicines
- Exercise
- Allergens
- Dust
- Pollen
- Fur
- Indoor conditions e.g. mould spores
- Weather conditions
- Sulphites in foods
- Emotional factors
- AIrborne irrirants
- TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT
- Inhalers - preventer and reliver
- Spacers
- Oral steroids
- Tablets
- Complimentary therapies e.g. aromatherapy
- IMPACT ON THE CLIENT
- Fear
- Anxiety
- Hypervigilance
- Loss of control
- Denial
- Anger
- Guilt
- Embarrassment
- Confusion
- WHAT IS IT?
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