https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101 en-us 2019-03-13 03:29:31 UTC 2024-07-22 01:08:27 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340705632 Pulmonary ventilation begins when the diaphragm contracts, increasing volume within the lungs and allowing oxygen to rush in through the airways.]]> 2019-03-13 03:40:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340705632 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340705978 Normally, from there the oxygen would enter millions of alveoli, where it would bind with hemoglobin to be delivered to oxygen-hungry tissues.]]> 2019-03-13 03:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340705978 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340706163 But when someone has asthma, the airway becomes painfully inflamed. The airway constricts even more as the surrounding muscles tighten. Cells will also begin producing more mucus, which makes inhalation even more difficult.]]> 2019-03-13 03:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340706163 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340706539 2019-03-13 03:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340706539 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340706914 As a result, the body is unable to get the oxygen it needs through the very narrow airway, producing coughs, wheezes, and occasionally leading to a complete inability to breath, which often proves fatal.]]> 2019-03-13 03:49:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340706914 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340707203 The causes of asthma are uncertain, but there are factors which could increase your odds of contracting asthma. These include: a genetic predisposition towards allergies, a family history of asthma, childhood contraction of a respiratory disease, and/or childhood exposure to an infection.]]> 2019-03-13 03:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340707203 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340707540 The hygiene hypothesis is one of the most widely regarded hypothesis regarding the introduction of asthma to humanity. It states that the western belief in hygiene upkeep results in less childhood exposure to bacteria and allergens, thus increasing the child's likelihood of contracting asthma and having an asthmatic reaction to these foreign allergens.]]> 2019-03-13 03:53:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340707540 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340708248 Asthma is an incurable illness, but the main concern with treatment is regulating the disease and avoiding anything that could provoke an attack, such as allergens. The two main forms of treatment fall under the categories of long term and short term treatment.]]> 2019-03-13 03:58:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/340708248 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/341153972 The most common form of short term treatment is through the inhaler. An inhaler pushes oxygen into the individual's airway/lungs so inhalation becomes easier.

The most common form of long term treatment is inhaled corticosteroid, which will reduce overall swelling of the airways over time.]]> 2019-03-14 02:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/341153972 jforst12 https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/341154276 2019-03-14 02:45:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jforst12/asthma101/wish/341154276