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The following paper will look at the potentially crippling disorder known as asthma and at how a disciplined regimen that revolves around the daily use of corticosteroid inhalers is the optimal means of sparing individuals the acute distress that can accompany severe asthma conditions. To be more specific, inhalers are an excellent tool for administering corticosteroids and agonists in such a way that the full pharmaceutical value of these compounds is realized - and combination inhalers and dry powder inhalers appear to top the list. Naturally, to arrive at this conclusion, I had to answer a number of questions: how do inhalers bolster the performance of corticosteroids, the widely-recognized best treatment compounds for overwhelming asthma? Furthermore, to the extent that inhalers aid the performance of corticosteroids, which inhaled corticosteroids are the best ones on the market? Additionally, even with the effectiveness of inhaled corticosteroids, is simply taking these products without any other compound the way to go or is there a better route one can take? Finally, what role can inhalers play in helping children? By answering these queries to the fullest extent possible, it becomes easier to counsel those who suffer from asthma on what product they should utilize - a practice that is meaningful for this writer insofar as I happen to know several asthmatics personally. With all of this uppermost in mind, the next few pages will look at the use of inhalers in fighting asthma - but not before first beginning with an introductory look at what asthma does to those it afflicts.

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Asthma and the Use of Inhalers: How Inhalers Can Dramatically Improve Treatment for an Asthma Condition The following paper will look at the potentially crippling disorder known as asthma and at how a disciplined regimen that revolves around the daily use of corticosteroid inhalers is the optimal means of sparing individuals the acute distress that can accompany severe asthma conditions. To be more specific, inhalers are an excellent tool for administering corticosteroids and agonists in such a way that the full pharmaceutical value of these compounds is realized - and combination inhalers and dry powder inhalers appear to top the list. Naturally, to arrive at this conclusion, I had to

Tags:asthma, inhalers, treatment

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This five-page paper examines asthma in terms of causal psychosocial factors. The paper concludes that it may be impossible to disentangle psychosocial factors, environmental factors, and medical factors to determine what causes the development of asthma or what might contribute to the success or failure of its treatment. However, the paper shows how it is now clear that asthma is not solely a psychosomatic illness.

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"It has long been thought that asthma has a psychosocial component. Asthmatics that experience stressful psychological situations may be prone to episodes in response to those stressors. In addition, however, asthma is frequently associated with other factors. It can be associated with various social factors, such as socioeconomic status; while asthma affects individuals of all ages across the socioeconomic boundaries, certain triggers such as cockroach infestations are more frequently found in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Such neighborhoods are more likely to be polluted in various ways. At this time, it is not known whether..."

Tags:asthma, psychosocial, psychosomatic

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The paper reveals that asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. This paper briefly discusses the causes and symptoms of asthma, and then presents a clinical analysis, guided by the nursing process, based on his clinical experience. The focus of the paper is nursing interventions which are based on a holistic view of the child and therefore include multiple factors. The paper looks at how McNelis and Musick (2007) observed that asthma outcomes are linked with physical, psychosocial, and psychiatric factors, and that, since the child will need to manage this condition, they will have many concerns and require knowledge.

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"Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. This paper will briefly discuss causes and symptoms of asthma, and then present a clinical analysis, guided by the nursing process, based on my clinical experience. The focus will be nursing interventions which are based on a holistic view of the child and therefore include multiple factors. McNelis and Musick (2007) observed that asthma outcomes are linked with physical, psychosocial, and psychiatric factors, and that, since the child will need to manage this condition, they will have many concerns and require..."

Tags:asthma, interventions, evaluation

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The paper relates that in every study, the way in which it proceeds is based in the purpose. The paper explains that the purpose of this study was to investigate the links between asthma and the indoor environment of school-age children living in a town and to determine if endotoxin levels in the home were associated with asthma. The research question is not overtly stated but it is: what is the relationship between sources and levels of endotoxin and childhood asthma and wheeze?

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"In every study, the way in which it proceeds is based in the purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the links between asthma and the indoor environment of school-age children living in a town and to determine if endotoxin levels in the home were associated with asthma. The research question is not overtly stated but it is: what is the relationship between sources and levels of endotoxin and childhood asthma and wheeze?"

Tags:asthma, endotoxin, relation

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This paper discusses the condition of asthma, examining its pathology, prevalence, etiology, signs and symptoms. The paper also discusses asthma attacks and what triggers them and then takes a look at both the conventional and complementary treatments available for asthma, with particular attention being paid to massage therapy.

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"Fanta Cristiano and Haver state that asthma is a chronic disease affecting the airways - the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs. Specifically, asthma is said to be an inflammation or swelling of the inside walls of the airways, making them extraordinarily sensitive to irritations and allergens. Rosenwasser reports that asthma can develop at any age but is most common in childhood. In childhood the condition affects twice as many boys as girls..."

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In this article, the writer notes that asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. This paper briefly discusses causes and symptoms of asthma, and then examines different types of interventions that can be used with children who have asthma.

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"Interventions have a wide range from the very effective actions that parents can take with their children to the most complex type of nursing intervention. Complex interventions are based on as many factors as possible and also are based on a holistic view of the child. For example, Berz and Murdock (2005) saw asthma as a possible risk factor and as linked with psychosocial development. In every case, whether it is a mother or a nurse who is using the intervention, there must first be an assessment of some kind. There must be information about what triggered the asthma episode."

Tags:asthma, child, control

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This paper reviews the article "A New View of Asthma's Cause" which describes a 2006 study that indicates NKT cells may play a pivotal role in causing asthma. The writer discusses the article in terms of the question asked, the hypothesis, the results of the study, etc., with special attention paid to the use of a control group in the study.

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"Scientists have generally believed that asthma is associated with having too many of a type of CD T lymphocyte cells in one's respiratory tract. A specific type of these lymphocytes called type helper cells. The cells cause a release of cytokines chemicals that lead to an inflammatory response that in turn leads to the wheezing and shortness of breath experienced by asthma patients. However, new studies suggest that a different mechanism may be at ..."

Tags:asthma, Th2 cells, NKT cells, natural killer cells

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This paper deals with a patient's self-education on the internet using Medline and other resources. In this particular case, the patient suffers from asthma, which is a chronic disease which responds to a number of measures taken in an outpatient and home setting.

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"This paper deals with a patient's self-education on the internet using Medline and other resources. In this particular case, the patient suffers from asthma, which is a chronic disease which responds to a number of measures taken in an outpatient and home setting. In PICO terms, the problem can be expressed as follows: P=patient with asthma and their family I=education in self care management C=none O=improved healthcare and functional status..."

Tags:research, asthma, references

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This paper discusses the role of ketamine as a smooth muscle relaxant and antihistamine, which, along with its anesthetic effects proves useful in the treatment of asthma. The paper highlights case studies performed on effectivity along with commenting on the need to exercise caution with asthmatic patients who have co-morbid cardiac disorders.

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"Nosworthy (1999) states that Ketamine is the induction agent most likely to be chosen when an asthmatic patient requires endotrachial intubation, providing marked patient improvement, possibly due to Ketamine's smooth muscle relaxant and antihistamine effects. Long (2003) tells us that Ketamine is often used as a method of managing bronchial spasms associated with asthma. Galbis-Reig and Rasansky (2004) presented the case of a 47-year-old male asthmatic with co-morbid depression and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with dyspnea and cough that was successfully treated with Ketamine. The patient had been using his albuterol inhaler without significant improvement prior to arriving at the ED, still smoked a pack of cigarettes a day and was taking azmacort, combivent, sertraline and methocarbamol as prescribed (Galbis-Reig & Rasansky, 2004)."

Tags:ketamine, asthma, treatment

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This paper looks a a case study article on asthma and its environmental triggers. The aspects of the article to be discussed are: a brief description, the community described within, the means (or lack thereof) to address the concern, ethical issues of not addressing the concern and how the concern relates to Dorothea Orem's nursing model.

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"As part of the Case Studies in Environmental Medicine series and as an answer for the problematic and growing asthma dilemma in the United States, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) put out an article on asthma in 2002. Entitled "Environmental triggers of asthma," this case study/article lists as its purpose to "discuss the role environmental factors play in the etiology, triggering, and exacerbation of asthma" (ATSDR, 2002, p.1). Lamenting the fact that "over the past decade, the prevalence of asthma in both children and adults has increased in the United States" (ATSDR, 2002, p.1), the study promises to discuss such environmental causes of asthma as allergens, pollutants, and workplace-related substance exposures, realizing that by controlling the environment, control over the impact and progress of asthma can also be had."

Tags:asthma, nursing, healthcare