Essays on Asthma

Introduction Asthma is a complex heterogeneous disease, characterised by chronic airway inflammation and recurrent, episodic respiratory exacerbations, namely wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing, particularly at night (Kaufman, 2011). Danvers et al (2019) describe asthma as being the most prevalent chronic condition affecting children within the United Kingdom (UK), with 374 child deaths (14 years...

The population investigated in this essay are children and youth within Australia aged from 0 to 14 years old. This population group indicates a high prevalence for various health problems. These range from asthma, hay fever, and allergic rhinitis, anxiety-related problems and psychological development problems. The leading cause of disease burden among all children aged...

Asthma is a spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle in the walls of the smaller bronchi and bronchioles and an enduring condition, which causes occasional breathing difficulties of a person and one of the major reasons behind poor health among the children and the adults that affect their quality of life (Crowley, 2013). According to...

The aim of this essay is to assess the medical condition of asthma as well as the oral cavity. Furthermore, the essay seeks to discuss the oral manifestations related to this condition and the treatments available, along with commended precautions that should be taken with such patients in a dental environment. Asthma is described as...

Introduction Asthma is chronic condition affecting millions in clinical medicine today. It is estimated that asthma is linked to a multitude of lost school days, missed work days, and infinite number of doctor visits along with many hospital outpatient visits, and countless hospitalizations. 1 The respiratory therapist role include educating the patient and their families...

Asthma: Factors And Issues Introduction: Asthma is a common respiratory disease in children, which can be defined as the long-term lung inflammatory disease which affects the children. For children with Asthma, airways of the lungs get narrowed and excess production of mucus in the bronchi, causes difficulty in breathing. The causes of Asthma can be...

Asthma has been around for centuries. Asthma is derived from the Greek word panos, which means panting. Physicians in ancient Greece used the word asthma to describe improper breathing and breathlessness. Ancient Greeks believed that asthma was caused by an internal imbalance within the body, which could be healed by a healthy diet, herbal remedies,...

Asthma Chronic inflammatory disease of the breathing airways is called asthma. Asthma causes narrowing of the airways and decreasing in the air supply which may lead to breathing difficulty, coughing and wheezing. Asthma can be a problem that affect patient’s daily activities and can’t be cured, but symptoms can be controlled. Although, asthma consider as...