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Introduction Asthma is not curable disease, millions around the world died by asthma because they couldn’t handle it. Definition : Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the air passage of the lungs. It is characterized by different symptoms, breathlessness, obstruction of airway. Causes Asthma...
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Asthma is a chronic lung disease affects more than 235 million people worldwide today, and approximately 25 million in the U.S. (NHLBI) The disease is caused by an inflammation of the airways, which is characterized by wheezing, chest tightness, coughing, and shortness of breath, due...
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Asthma – Respiratory System Every year over 20 million Americans suffer from Asthma, a respiratory disease that inflames the air passages connecting the lung, nose, and mouth. Asthma symptoms can be caused by allergens or irritants that are inhaled into the lungs, which results in...
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Asthma is a relatively common lung disease which causes the airways to become inflamed and, in turn, swell. This causes shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, and wheezing and/or coughing when attempting to breathe. The severity is solely dependent on the case at hand;...
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Introduction Asthma is among the life-threatening medical complications that require emergency acute nursing care. Cockcroft (2018, pp. 12-18) categorizes causes of asthma as allergic and non-allergic. Irritants such as dust, smoke, airborne substances, and pollen are allergic causes while non-allergic causes include the flu; cold,...
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Introduction Aging is a natural physiological process common to all living beings. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), a person is considered elderly from the age of 65 years old. The ageing of the population brings new challenges for oral health. Oral health is...