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2. Asthma - Wikipedia

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   Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. [5] It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. [10] [11] Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. [4] These may occur a few times a day or a ...

3. Nursing care plan - Wikipedia

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   A nursing care plan provides direction on the type of nursing care the individual/family/community may need. [1] The main focus of a nursing care plan is to facilitate standardised, evidence-based and holistic care. [2] Nursing care plans have been used for quite a number of years for human purposes and are now also getting used in the ...

4. Cardiac asthma - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac asthma is the medical condition of intermittent wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath that is associated with underlying congestive heart failure (CHF). [1] Symptoms of cardiac asthma are related to the heart's inability to effectively and efficiently pump blood in a CHF patient. [2] This can lead to accumulation of fluid in and ...

5. Chronic care - Wikipedia

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   Chronic care. Chronic care refers to medical care which addresses pre-existing or long-term illness, as opposed to acute care which is concerned with short term or severe illness of brief duration. Chronic medical conditions include asthma, diabetes, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, congestive heart disease, cirrhosis of the liver, hypertension ...

6. Acute severe asthma - Wikipedia

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   Acute severe asthma. Silent chest, worsening symptoms despite use of medication. [1] Acute severe asthma, also known as status asthmaticus, is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators (inhalers) and corticosteroids. [2] Asthma is caused by multiple genes, some having protective effect, with ...

7. Peak expiratory flow - Wikipedia

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   D010366. The peak expiratory flow ( PEF ), also called peak expiratory flow rate ( PEFR) and peak flow measurement, [1] is a person's maximum speed of expiration, as measured with a peak flow meter, a small, hand-held device used to monitor a person's ability to breathe out air. It measures the airflow through the bronchi and thus the degree of ...