Chapter 13 Patho Flashcards
- what is the NAEPP?
national asthma education and prevention program
- first evidence based asthma guidelines were published in
1991
- Today the NAEPP guideline are structured around the following four components
- assessment and monitoring of asthma
- PT education
- control of factors contributing to asthma severity
- the pharmacologic treatments
- GINA
global initiative for asthma launched in 1993
- Some of GINA’s goals
awareness of asthma, research, reduce asthma morbidity and mortality, improve management of asthma, improve availability and accessibility of effective asthma therapy.
- Anatomic alterations of the lungs w/ asthma
- smooth muscle constriction of bronchial airways
- excessive production of thick white bronchial secretions
- mucous plugging
- hyperinflation of alveoli
- atelectasis caused by mucous plug
- bronchial wall inflammation leading to fibrosis
- also w/ asthma
inside of airway swells and mast cells release histamine
- asthma was first recognized
by Hippocrates more than 2000 years ago
- according to CDC/NCHS
prevalence of asthma in the US has increase from 7.3% to 8.4%, 1 in 11 children have asthma and 1 in 12 adults have asthma, its estimated that 25.7 million people suffer from asthma
- number of americans hospitalized annually for severe asthma
500,000
- number of people in US who die annually due to asthma
3200
- The WHO estimates that about
235 million people suffer from asthma world wide
- asthma is about two times more prevalent in boys than girls during
childhood
- approx. 50% of people w/ asthma develop it before
age 10
- two types of asthma
extrinsic and intrinsic , significant overlap exists
- extrinsic asthma
allergic or atopic asthma, asthma episode clearly linked to the exposure of a specific allergen (antigen)
- ex of extrinsic asthma allergens
dust, mites, fur, cockroach, fungi, molds, yeast, pollen
- extrinsic asthma is
an immediate type 1 anaphylactic hypersensitivity reaction, it is family related and usually appears before 30, it often disappears after puberty
- Because extrinsic asthma is associated w/ an antigen -antibody induced bronchospasm
an immunologic mechanism plans an important role. (IgE) immunoglobulin-E
- PT w/ extrinsic asthma may demonstrate
- early asthmatic response , within minutes after exposure and resolves with in an hour.
- late asthmatic response , begins several hours after exposure and last much longer.
- biphasic response, begin early but does not resolve
- Intrinsic asthma
nonallergic or nonatopic asthma, episode cannot be directly linked to a specific antigen or extrinsic factor. these PT have normal serum IgE levels. onset usually occurs after the age of 40.
- Risk factors
- host: genetics, obesity, sex
2. enviromental: allergens, infections, occupational sensitizers, tobacco smoke, diet
- other risk factors
drugs, food additive and preservatives , exercise, gerd, sleep, emotional stress, perimenstrual, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis