Asthma is caused by inflammation in the airways. When an asthma attack occurs, the muscles surrounding the airways become tight and the lining of the air passages swells. This reduces the amount of air that can pass by.
Signs/Symptoms Triggers
-Coughing - Stress
-Wheezing - Dust
-Chest Tightness - Changes in weather
-Shortness of breath - Exercise
- Rapid Pulse - Pollen / Mold
Treatment- Stay away from substances that trigger your symptoms, There are two basic kinds of medication for treating asthma, Control drugs to prevent attacks, Quick-relief (rescue) drugs for use during attacks
Signs/Symptoms Triggers
-Coughing - Stress
-Wheezing - Dust
-Chest Tightness - Changes in weather
-Shortness of breath - Exercise
- Rapid Pulse - Pollen / Mold
Treatment- Stay away from substances that trigger your symptoms, There are two basic kinds of medication for treating asthma, Control drugs to prevent attacks, Quick-relief (rescue) drugs for use during attacks
Allergic reactions are sensitivities to substances called allergens that come into contact with the skin, nose, eyes, respiratory tract, and gastrointestinal tract. They can be breathed into the lungs, swallowed, or injected.
Facts
-When the body is exposed to an antigen, a complex set of reactions begins
-The white blood cells produce an antibody specific to that antigen. This is called "sensitization."
Causes- Pollen, Foods, Medicine, Drinks, Animals
Facts- many different types of allergies
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Facts
-When the body is exposed to an antigen, a complex set of reactions begins
-The white blood cells produce an antibody specific to that antigen. This is called "sensitization."
Causes- Pollen, Foods, Medicine, Drinks, Animals
Facts- many different types of allergies
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A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies. The medical term for this is myocardial infarction.
- Also know as myocardial infraction
- Leading cause of death worldwide
- Almost 14 million americans have a history of heart attack
Signs/Symptoms
- Chest Pain or Discomfort
- Shortness of breath
- Squeezing or heavy pressure
- Also know as myocardial infraction
- Leading cause of death worldwide
- Almost 14 million americans have a history of heart attack
Signs/Symptoms
- Chest Pain or Discomfort
- Shortness of breath
- Squeezing or heavy pressure
Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness due to a drop in blood flow to the brain. The episode lasts less than a couple of minutes and you recover from it quickly and completely. You may feel light-headed or dizzy before fainting.
May occur when
May occur when
- Cough very hard
- Have a bowel movement (especially if you are straining)
- Have been standing in one place for too long
- Urinate
Diabetes/ Low Blood SugarLow blood sugar is called hypoglycemia. Blood sugar below 70 mg/dL is low. Blood sugars below this level can harm you.
If you have diabetes and are taking any of these diabetes medications, you are at risk for low blood sugar:
-Hunger
-Sweating
-Shaking
-Weakness
Stroke - A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."
If blood flow is stopped for longer than a few seconds, the brain cannot get blood and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing permanent damage.
-A clot may form in an artery that is already very narrow. This is called a thrombotic stroke.
-A clot may break off from another place in the blood vessels of the brain, or from some other part of the body, and travel up to the brain. This is called cerebral embolism, or an embolic stroke.
Signs/ Symptoms
-Occurs when you are lying flat
If you have diabetes and are taking any of these diabetes medications, you are at risk for low blood sugar:
- Insulin
- Chlorpropamide (Diabinese), tolazamide (Tolinase), acetohexamide (Dymelor), glipizide (Glucotrol), or tolbutamide (Orinase)
- Glyburide (Micronase), glimepiride (Amaryl), and repaglinide (Prandin), and nateglinide (Starlix)
-Hunger
-Sweating
-Shaking
-Weakness
Stroke - A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."
If blood flow is stopped for longer than a few seconds, the brain cannot get blood and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing permanent damage.
-A clot may form in an artery that is already very narrow. This is called a thrombotic stroke.
-A clot may break off from another place in the blood vessels of the brain, or from some other part of the body, and travel up to the brain. This is called cerebral embolism, or an embolic stroke.
Signs/ Symptoms
-Occurs when you are lying flat
- -Wakes you up from sleep
- -Gets worse when you change positions or when you bend, strain, or cough
Treatment- If the stroke is caused by a blood clot, a clot-busting drug may be given to dissolve the clot.
- For this drug to work, you must be seen and treatment must begin within 3 to 4 1/2 hours of when the symptoms first started.
- Blood thinners such as heparin, warfarin (Coumadin), aspirin, or clopidogrel (Plavix)
Seizure- Epilepsy is a brain disorder in which a person has repeated seizures (convulsions) over time. Seizures are episodes of disturbed brain activity that cause changes in attention or behavior. - Common causes of epilepsy include:
- Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease
- Traumatic brain injury
- Infections, including brain abscess, meningitis, encephalitis, and AIDS
- Brain problems that are present at birth (congenital brain defects
Signs/Symptoms- Blood Sugar
- Liver Functions
- Auras
- Stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- If the stroke is caused by a blood clot, a clot-busting drug may be given to dissolve the clot.