ASTHMA

DEFINITION

• Asthma is a condition that affects your breathing.
• It usually occurs when your air passages are sensitive.
• In an asthma attack, your airways swell up.
• This disease makes breathing very difficult.

SYMPTOMS & CAUSE

• Tightness in lungs, inflamation, trouble
• breathing, wheezing, and coughing
• You can get it from your genes OR by
• the environment (air quality)

TREATMENT & SYSTEMS

• System: Respiratory
• Patients use inhalers to treat asthma.
• Peak Flow Meters are used to see how well air flows through your lungs.
• They must also refrain from intense exercise.
• Inhalers are filled with medicine to reduce swelling of the bronchi.