How Asthma Affects The Respiratory System
There are many type of disease that can affect the Respiratory system. The disease that can affect this system is Lung Cancer, Bronchitis, Emphysema and Pneumonia. The disease that can affect the system as well is called Asthma. This disease is one of the common diseases I’ve known beside lung cancer.
Asthma is a lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. When the airways get inflamed, it causes the airways to become swollen and the muscles around it tighten. This makes it difficult for the air to move in and out of the lungs causing a continuously whistle sound when you breathe, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing, especially at night. Not every person with asthma has the same symptoms in the same way. Some might have …show more content…
This disease has affected 10% to 12% of children in the United States and is steadily increasing. Asthma can start at any age but mostly on children at the age of 5. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma is increasing every year in the U.S. One in 12 people had asthma in 2009, compared in 1 in 14 in 2001. In 2008, 53% of people with asthma had asthma attack, 57% were children and 51% were adults. In 2007, 185 children and 3,262 adults died from asthma. In 2009, 1 in 10 children and 1 in 12 adults had asthma. Women were more likely than men and boys more likely than girls to have …show more content…
If this medication is being used, it should be taken in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid.
Omalizumab is a shot that is given every 2 or 4 weeks. This helps asthma patient with reacting to allergic triggers and by doing this, the medication block the antibody that’s cause allergies. This is an expensive medication and it’s only prescribed if other asthma medications have not controlled the asthma.
Oral corticosteroids are a pill or liquid form. This medication is for those who have severe asthma and it’s prescribed for the treatment of asthma attacks and if other medication doesn’t work.
Quick- relief can only be taken when you have the asthma symptoms. These medications act fast and it relaxes the muscle around the airways, which opens the airway. If you use this medicine more than 2 days a week, talk to your doctor.
Short-acting beta agonist is one of the quick-relief medications. This medication is inhaled and works quickly to relax the smooth muscles and decrease swelling around the airways. This medication is the first choice for a quick-relief
Asthma is a lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. When the airways get inflamed, it causes the airways to become swollen and the muscles around it tighten. This makes it difficult for the air to move in and out of the lungs causing a continuously whistle sound when you breathe, chest tightness, shortness of breath and coughing, especially at night. Not every person with asthma has the same symptoms in the same way. Some might have …show more content…
This disease has affected 10% to 12% of children in the United States and is steadily increasing. Asthma can start at any age but mostly on children at the age of 5. According to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, asthma is increasing every year in the U.S. One in 12 people had asthma in 2009, compared in 1 in 14 in 2001. In 2008, 53% of people with asthma had asthma attack, 57% were children and 51% were adults. In 2007, 185 children and 3,262 adults died from asthma. In 2009, 1 in 10 children and 1 in 12 adults had asthma. Women were more likely than men and boys more likely than girls to have …show more content…
If this medication is being used, it should be taken in combination with an inhaled corticosteroid.
Omalizumab is a shot that is given every 2 or 4 weeks. This helps asthma patient with reacting to allergic triggers and by doing this, the medication block the antibody that’s cause allergies. This is an expensive medication and it’s only prescribed if other asthma medications have not controlled the asthma.
Oral corticosteroids are a pill or liquid form. This medication is for those who have severe asthma and it’s prescribed for the treatment of asthma attacks and if other medication doesn’t work.
Quick- relief can only be taken when you have the asthma symptoms. These medications act fast and it relaxes the muscle around the airways, which opens the airway. If you use this medicine more than 2 days a week, talk to your doctor.
Short-acting beta agonist is one of the quick-relief medications. This medication is inhaled and works quickly to relax the smooth muscles and decrease swelling around the airways. This medication is the first choice for a quick-relief