Assignment-2
Problem 1(Enhancing, Augmenting and Transforming Devices)
Enhancing Device: Nebulizer Machine
Asthma patients feel difficult to breathe. Nebulizer Machine is an enhancing device which helps the Asthma patients breathe easily. The machine effectively sends the medicine to the lungs better than the inhalers when the patients require a higher level of oxygen.
Augmenting Device: Combo Washer Dryer
Combo Washer Dryer is an automated machine where it is a combination in a single container of a washing machine and a clothes dryer. In the Combo Washer Dryer, the container has a washer and dryer which allow the clothes to be washed and dried at once. Combo Washer Dryer is an augmented device which reduces the activity
When an asthmatic takes an inhaler “Albuterol sulfate”, the medication works by reducing the inflammation in the airway paths “bronchi and bronchioles” of the lungs, allowing the patient to breath without constriction or symptoms of asthma.
There are many different ways to treat and manage asthma symptoms. Usually steroids are used to take care of asthma but there are some other treatments too. Bronchodilators are one of those treatments. There are many kinds of bronchodilators and work by opening the airway. A few different bronchodilators are Short-term B2 agonists and Long-term B2 agonists. Short term bronchodilators are what rescue inhalers primarily are. These “provide quick, temporary relief from asthma symptoms or flare-ups” says Gstatic.com Long-term B2 agonists are preventatives to try and not let symptoms arrive in the first place. Steroids and steroidal inhalers are some more short term symptom managers. They work by stimulating hormones in your body to reduce inflammation
The goal for treatment of an asthma attack is to keep the oxygen saturation >90%. The other
The prevalence of asthma has steadily grown in both the US and world populations, and continues to do so. In the US alone, 25 million people were diagnosed with asthma by 2010 (CDC, 2013). In turn, the need to accurately assess the functionality of a patient’s lung capacity is an essential step to begin diagnosis and treatment of their condition. This paper examines the mechanical peak flow meter, which was crafted for assessing lung function capacity in asthmatic patients. In addition, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of usage of the peak flow meter, as well as the proper usage. Among the various instruments used to assess a patient’s lung capacity, the mechanical peak flow meter is the most widely used and among one of the most precise measurement tools (CDC, 2013).
Bronchial thermoplasty is a fairly newer procedure for treating asthma, and I believe it was FDA-approved in 2010. It aids in reducing the smooth muscle mass in the airways. This is essential because with less smooth muscle, airways constrict less. One of the issues is that the insurances are resultant to cover the procedure and regardless of the fact that the patient has severe asthma they are regularly denied insurance coverage. This is an expensive procedure to pay out of pocket.
Breathing assistance- devices such as a ventilator improve upon a patients oxygen delivery, especially at night.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airway that impacts a person’s and their family’s quality of life. In people with asthma, their airway becomes constricted with swelling and excessive mucous. This constriction or narrowing of the airway makes it difficult for the person with asthma to breath (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2009). If asthma is left uncontrolled, it leads to further wheezing, coughing, shortness of breath, tiredness, and stress. (Massachusetts Department of Public Health, 2009).
Albuterol is a bronchodilator that relaxes muscles in the airways and increases air flow to the lungs. This means, that this inhaler helps you to breathe when you are experiencing troubles breathing from asthma symptoms.
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is the V.E.S.T which is a jacket like vest that hooks up to a machine that pulses air into the vest at a high frequency, so the V.E.S.T shakes and vibrates the wearer to help break down the mucus so it can be coughed up out of the lungs. Most people use the nebulizer while wearing and using the V.E.S.T to help with saving time. The time of treatments vary and how much you do them varies too. In my family I have a cousin with CF and he does both treatments at the same time. He has a mask for his nebulizer that is in the shape of a fish, so he calls that particular treatment “fishy face”. He also has a V.E.S.T, which is camo, and he calls that his “shakes”. He does his treatments in the morning after he wakes up and starts playing. He also does them in the evening before he has to go to bed. My cousin is 3 and will be turning 4 in June, so getting him to do his treatments maybe sort of a struggle sometimes. But he is very good while doing them and he makes sure that he does them and that they are finished before he does anything
Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! I looked up and it's the four washing machine. I opened to check if it's ours or not. All of them were ours, and I threw the wet laundry into the dryer. I threw in eight quarters, and waited.
It is easy to put your hand around the handle and easy to press the
Breathing techniques such as inhaling through the nose and breathing out from the mouth slowly can be helpful for a patient to be aware of. Last, the patient should always have the physician’s information if asthma attacks become more frequent or they believe their inhaler to not be helping.
Asthma is a long-term lung disease. Those with asthma have sensitive airways in their lungs which triggers a flare up. When this flare up happens the muscle around the airways squeeze tight and the airways swell, become narrows and produce more mucus. (Anon., 2016) All these things make it harder for a person to breathe. Asthma effects the human body’s respiratory system. Asthma causes a spasm and constriction of the bronchial passages and the swelling and the inflammation of the mucous lining. The body responds by defence cells from the immune system, which causes the airways to swell and the muscles surrounding the airways to contract. Which is what cuts off the airflow. While a person is in asthma attack, the asthmatic cannot breathe which
Breathing is a vital process for every human. Normal breathing is practically effortless for most people, but those with asthma face a great challenge. During an asthma attack, breathing is hampered, making it difficult or even impossible for air to flow through the lungs. Asthma is an increasingly common problem, and has become the most common chronic childhood disease. At least 17 million Americans suffer from it(1), and although it can be fatal, it is usually not that severe(4). There is no cure for asthma, but with proper care, it can usually be controlled.