2. ⇒ Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and
narrows the breathing airways.
⇒ 4 Million Americans have asthmain the U.S
• 10% of these Americans are 18 and younger
• Urban areas indicate that this age group
goes upwards of 40%
“The brain really plays a role in the unfolding of asthmatic symptoms.
When asthma symptoms occur, they affect a person's emotional state. The
brain really needs to be considered part of the equation.”
~ Richard Davidson

3. ⇒ Coughing
• Inflamed airways, make them swollen.
 Airways are extremely sensitive to irritants.
o Smoke
o Pollen
 People with asthma usually have “twitchy lungs”, meaning there airways
are very sensitive.
• Air enters the respiratory system (lungs) through the nose and passes into the
alveoli.
 The Respiratory system provides a protective cascade of events
preventing respiratory irritation from inhaled substances.
 The alveoli are tiny sacs that allow oxygen to diffuse into blood and
carbon dioxide to diffuse from the body tissues into the lungs to be
exhaled.
⇒Wheezing
⇒Shortness of breath
⇒“Itchy neck”, says Sreelekha Budigi
⇒Chest tightness

4. ⇒An inherited tendency to develop allergies, called Atopy
⇒Parents who have asthma
⇒Certain respiratory infections during childhood
•Atopy
oAirway inflammation and wheezing of the bronchi, it is also
known as bronchial asthma.
oCan cause suffocation.
•Flu/Cold
⇒Contact with some airborne allergies or exposure to some vital
infections in infancy or in early childhood when the immune system
is developing.

5. ⇒Advair – “Once in the morning /once at night”, said asthma patient, Sreelekha
Budigi
⇒Albuterol- “When needed quick relief” , said asthma patient, Sreelekha Budigi
⇒Nebulizer- “when asthma is not controllable” , said asthma patient, Sreelekha
Budigi
⇒Inhaler- “at the beginning of an asthma attack.” , said asthma
patient, Sreelekha Budigi

6. ⇒Take medications on regular bases.
⇒Get regular checkups.
⇒Avoid anything that can worsen asthma.
•Cold food items/weather
•Allergies
Pollen
Dust
 Oak
Peanuts
Animal Fur

7. ⇒“4 billion Americans”
•“Children (8.5%)”
•“Females (8.1%)”
•“Male (6.2%)”
•“Blacks (9.2%)”
•“Whites (6.9%)”
•“Residing in the Northeast (8.1%)”
•“Puerto Rican (14.5%)”
•“Mexican (3.9%)”
•“Federal poverty level (10.3%)”
•“Above federal poverty level (6.4% to 7.9%)”
⇒“16.4 million adults have asthma”
⇒“7 million children have asthma”

8. ⇒An Internist is someone who diagnoses and provides nonsurgical
treatmentfor a wide range of problems that affect the internal organs
⇒Salary- $339,738
⇒Job trend- There will Be around 458,100 in 2018 and will be raising
by 31.3%
⇒Advancement-will grow faster than average.
⇒Related Careers- Physicians and Generalists

9. ⇒High school- River hill High school
⇒Career academy- Allied health academy
⇒Reason to choosing this academy- This particular academy was chosen
because this academy allows you tobecome eligible to become a physician
which is rather similar to an internist. Also,because you get hands-on training
in basic medical skills and you learn how to useeach and every medical
equipment at thisacademy.

10. ⇒Location- 8830 Stanford Blvd. Columbia Maryland 21045-5423
⇒Yearly tuition- is around $57,442
⇒Program requirements- a minimum of 120 semester-credits
⇒Cool Information to know- there are specifically 500,000 graduates and
24,000 faculties members at The University of Phoenix.

11. Community Service
⇒Helped cook and serve meals at the homeless shelter.
⇒Organized a food scavenger hunt to collect food for the needy.
⇒Volunteered to help at a Special Olympics event.
⇒Brought toys to children in the cancer ware of a hospital.
⇒Made Spring baskets for seniors and for the homeless.
I chose to do these community services because I feel that I
should give back to the community by helping in some way, and
these are the ways I found that I could help out my community.

12. ⇒ Worked at aeropostale as a cashier.
⇒Worked at CvsPharmacy as a cashier.
⇒Worked at Ritasas a cashier.
⇒Worked at Subway as a cashier.
⇒Worked at Medicine Shoppe as a cashier.

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