Transcript Asthma presentation - WRSC-HealthandHumanDevelopment2011

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Asthma
Romiella Jzappy Cajucom
Introduction
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 The health status of Australia’s youth is good and
continues to improve as demonstrated by reduction in
morbidity and mortality from communicable diseases,
chronic diseases, suicide, motor vehicle accidents and
other injuries. However, Australia’s youth is still
experience a range of health issues that impact on both
their immediate and longer term health and individual
human development. One example of health issues that
experienced by many Australians youth today is Asthma.
Asthma or reactive airway disease is a chronic disorder
that results in restricted breathing due to inflammation of
bronchial tubes (the main air passages in the lungs).
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• A chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways
• It is treatable, but not yet curable
• It is not the same as allergies, but allergies MAY
cause asthma
• Not contagious
• Can be life-threatening!
Asthma Facts
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• About 2 million Australians have asthma,
including about 3%-5% of adults and 7%-10%
children.
• Boys have higher rates of asthma than girls.
However, after teenage years asthma is more
common in women than in men
• There is a strong link between asthma and
allergy which is more than 80% of people with
asthma has evidence of allergic sensitisation.
How does asthma affect
human development?
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 A person with asthma does affect the development of the body
such as:
• Physical development- medical conditions can restrict physical
activity and thus affect gross motor development. Also if a child is
undergoing for treatment disease an individual may lack energy
required to take part in physical exercise.
• Social and emotional development- An asthmatic person affects
the ability to make friends, and be accepted. Sometimes they might
experience bullying that could greatly reduce their confidence and
self-esteem and could also increase anxiety and depression.
• Intellectual development- A person with asthma would always
feel unwell and lack of concentration due to drugs conditions that
is said to be a leading cause of drowsiness and school absences.
What happens during an
asthma episode?
• Airways narrow,
caused by:
 tightening of the
muscles that surround
the airways
 swelling of the inner
lining
 increase in mucous
production
Risk factor for asthma
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•Also genetics influence asthma
Protective factors
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• Controller or everyday
medications
 Intal, Singulair
 Pulmocort, Aerobid
 Azmacort, Serevent
• These control inflammation in
the lungs on an everyday basis
mitigation-get rid of the
pollutant or triggering
substance
• Rescue or “Quick-Relief”
medications
 Albuterol, Serevent
 Xopenex, Ventolin
• These help to control
broncospasms--release
“squeezing” of the airways
Government, community
and personal strategies
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An asthmatic patient must acknowledge and accept the
feelings that they had, take an active role in taking care of
themselves, learn and practice relaxation and find a health care
provider that they feel comfortable with by attending a
support group for people such as Asthma Management
Programme, Asthma foundations of Australia, National
Asthma Council Australia, etc.
Rights and
Responsibilities
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Rights
 As a patient or a parent with an asthmatic child it should insist the
right for immediate care when you or your child suffer from
respiratory distress
 Right to intensive treatment until respiratory distress is relieved,
 The right to treatment measures that prevent the need for emergency
care and the right to treatment based on accurate and up-to-date
medical knowledge about asthma to effectively relieve your asthma
symptoms.
Responsibilities
 Must understand what asthma and what would happens when asthma
attacks.
 Should name how their asthma medication works, when to take them
and their possible side effects.