Asthma and Reactive Airway Disease in Episode 135 of the Nursing Show

The Nursing Show

In this week’s episode of the Nursing Show, host Jamie Davis the podmedic features asthma and reactive airway disease. In this episode, nurses and nursing students will learn the mechanism as to how asthma comes about, the causes, symptoms and nursing care of this condition as well as treatment and preventive measures. The show also provides news for nurses and links for reference for this week’s feature.

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chronic hypersensitive airway - bronchial asthma

hypersensitive airway aka bronchial asthma prevalence increasing worldwide especially amongst children.

environment vs genetic factors blamed for the rise.

various stimuli (allergen) can trigger bronchospasm of the hypersensitive airway.

May 5 annually is World Asthma Day

This year theme is ” YOU CAN CONTROL YOUR ASTHMA”

lastest GINA guidelines 2008 showed the following:-

replacing the following, found in their GINA 2002 guidelines

reference:-

1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma

2) http://www.who.int/respiratory/asthma/en/

3) http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/index.htm#asthma

4) http://www.nationalasthma.org.au/cms/index.php

5) http://www.nationalasthma.org.au/content/view/249/639/

6) http://www.asthma.org.uk/

7) http://www.ginasthma.com/Guidelineitem.asp??l1=2&l2=1&intId=60

8) http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40000622/