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Living with Asthma

Living with Asthma. Created by: Johnikka Wilson English 1010-K04 Professor Knox. What is Asthma?. Asthma is a life-long chronic disease that affects the lungs. Asthma affects the airways that makes you wheeze, cough, have shortness of breath and chest tightness. Facts.

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Living with Asthma

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  1. Living with Asthma Created by: Johnikka Wilson English 1010-K04 Professor Knox

  2. What is Asthma? • Asthma is a life-long chronic disease that affects the lungs. Asthma affects the airways that makes you wheeze, cough, have shortness of breath and chest tightness.

  3. Facts • The number of Americans with asthma grows every year. Currently, 26 million Americans have asthma. • The estimated economic cost of asthma is $20.7 billion annually. • Weather conditions such as extremely dry, wet or windy weather can worsen an asthma condition. • Asthma mortality is almost 4,000 deaths per year. • Asthma is often hereditary. • Asthma results in 456,000 hospitalizations and 1.75 million emergency room visits annually. • Asthma is the most common chronic illness in childhood, accounting for 10.5 million missed school days each year. It also accounts for 14.2 million lost work days for adults.

  4. Signs and Symptoms • Wheezing • Coughing (especially at nighttime) • Shortness of Breath • Chest Tightness • Trouble Sleeping • Flu

  5. Statistics • Adults: 17.4 million adults currently have been diagnosed with Asthma. • Children: 6.3 million children have been diagnosed with Asthma. • Physician Visits: 10.5 million • Emergency Visits: 1.8 million • Hospital impatient care: discharged- 439,000 and the average is 3.6 days. • Deaths: 3,630 • The cost: 56 billion annually

  6. Diagnosed • Personal and Medical History - Your doctor will ask you questions to understand your symptoms and their causes. Bring notes to help jog your memory. Be ready to answer questions about your family history, the medicines you take and your lifestyle. This includes any current physical problems. Shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and tightness in your chest may show asthma. • Physical Examination - If your doctor thinks you have asthma, they will do a physical exam. They will look at your ears, eyes, nose, throat, skin, chest and lungs. • Doctors can diagnose a patient with asthma using one of the lung function tests. • Lung Function Test -Spirometry -Peak Airflow -Trigger

  7. Lung Function Tests Spirometry Peak Airflow This test uses a peak flow meter. It's a small, handheld device that you breathe into to measure the rate at which you can force air out of your lungs. During the test you breathe in as deeply as you can and then blow into the device as hard and fast as possible. (http://www.aafa.org/) • This is recommended. During this test, you breathe into a mouthpiece that’s connected to a device. It is called a spirometer. The spirometer measures the amount of air you’re able to breathe in and out and its rate of flow. You will take a deep breath and then exhale forcefully. (http://www.aafa.org/)

  8. Lung Function Test Trigger • If your other results are normal, but you’ve been experiencing signs and symptoms of asthma, your doctor may use known asthma triggers to try and provoke a mild reaction.

  9. Triggers What are triggers? • Allergens -Cockroaches - Dust Mites - Pets • Irritants - Strong Odors - Tobacco Smoke • Other - Stress and Exercise

  10. Video What is Asthma

  11. Treatment Quick Relief Long- Term Medications that are typically taken daily to help prevent asthma episodes. The most common medication inhaled is the corticosteroids which reduce airways inflammation and make airways less sensitive. • An inhaler is a quick relief from acute asthma symptoms. A common quick relief medication is inhaled to help relax the muscles around the airways.

  12. Treatment Flovent Montelukast Sodium Tablet Used to manage asthmatic symptoms such as low fever, sore throat, nausea, and other common colds. • Is a steroid that helps prevent asthma attacks.

  13. Prevention Know your asthma triggers and reduce contact with them Take prescribed medication to prevent an asthma attack. A Nebulizer is a drug deliver device used to administer medication in the form of mist inhaled into the lungs. A Dry powder inhaler is a type of inhaler commonly used to deliver medications such as inhaled corticosteroids into lungs. • This will help you avoid asthma episodes. • Think about where you were or what you were doing.

  14. Take Prescribe medication • Nebulizer • Dry Powder Inhaler

  15. Asthma Action Plan An asthma action plan is a written plan that patients develop with their doctors to help control it. The goal of using the plan is to reduce or prevent flare-ups and emergency visits through day to day management.

  16. Video Prevention What to do when you in danger?

  17. Resources • www.googleimage.com • www.cdc.gov • www.Nhibi.nih.gov • www.aafa.org • www.webmd.com • www.aaal.org • www.healthcommunities.com • www.youtube.com • www.kidshealth.org

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