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Asthma

Asthma. Hannah Kim. Symptoms of Asthma . Coughing, especially during night, or wheezing Shortness of breath/ rapid breathing Pale, sweaty face, blue lips Chest tightness, pain, or pressure happening around the chest area ALL SYMPTOMS VARY DEPENDING ON THE PERSON’S AGE AND SEVERITY.

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Asthma

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  1. Asthma Hannah Kim

  2. Symptoms of Asthma • Coughing, especially during night, or wheezing • Shortness of breath/ rapid breathing • Pale, sweaty face, blue lips • Chest tightness, pain, or pressure happening around the chest area • ALL SYMPTOMS VARY DEPENDING ON THE PERSON’S AGE AND SEVERITY

  3. Treatments for Asthma • Medication • Steroids and other anti-inflammatory drugs, which prevents asthma attacks. • Bronchodilators  This relieves the symptoms by relaxing the muscle bands that tighten around the trachea and bronchi. (less cough, wheeze, shortness of breath, chest tightness • Inhalers • The most common and effective way to use medication directly to the lungs. Two types: inhaled steroid and a long-acting bronchodilator. • Asthma Nebulizer (known as the breathing machine) • Used for infants and small children.

  4. Causes of Asthma • The exact cause is unknown. • Genetic and Environmental Factors • Inherited tendency to develop allergies • Parents with asthma • Respiratory infection (Mucous in lung, etc…) • Contact or exposure to some viral infections in early childhood.

  5. Prevention • There are no prevention known at this point, BUT it can be controlled. • Use MEDICINES prescribed from your doctor • Avoid situations and things that makes your asthma worse • Get regular checkups for your asthma

  6. Works Cited "How Can Asthma be Prevented?." National Institues of Health 1. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_Prevention.html>. Nazario, Brunilda. "Asthma Treatments." WebMD 30 December 2010: 2. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.webmd.com/asthma/guide/asthma-treatments>. "What Causes of Asthma." U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1. Web. 7 Feb 2011. <http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Asthma/Asthma_Causes.html>.

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