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Short title: CDC VitalSigns; Image title: Asthma; Author: Centers for Disease control and Prevention: Unique ID of original document: adobe:docid:indd:b33e9efe-968f-11df-b088-eb3b6c216206
They are elongated microscopic mucous casts from small bronchi and are often found in sputum samples from patients with bronchial asthma. They can be stretched out to a length of around 2 cm and can sometimes be longer. They have a central core that may be ensheathed in cell debris and mucus. [3]
Asthma phenotyping and endotyping has emerged as a novel approach to asthma classification inspired by precision medicine which separates the clinical presentations of asthma, or asthma phenotypes, from their underlying causes, or asthma endotypes. The best-supported endotypic distinction is the type 2-high/type 2-low distinction.
The mechanisms behind allergic asthma—i.e., asthma resulting from an immune response to inhaled allergens—are the best understood of the causal factors. In both people with asthma and people who are free of the disease, inhaled allergens that find their way to the inner airways are ingested by a type of cell known as antigen-presenting ...
Cardiac asthma is the medical condition of intermittent wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath that is associated with underlying congestive heart failure (CHF). [1] Symptoms of cardiac asthma are related to the heart's inability to effectively and efficiently pump blood in a CHF patient. [ 2 ]
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The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI) dates back to the 1920s through the founding of two professional organizations: The Society for the Study of Asthma and Allied Conditions and the American Association for the Study of Allergy. [5] In 1943, the two organizations united to create the American Academy of Allergy (AAA).
The objective section of the SOAP includes information that the healthcare provider observes or measures from the patient's current presentation, such as: Vital signs are often already included in the chart. However, it is an important component of the SOAP note as well. [13] Vital signs and measurements, such as weight.