Robbie's mother calls a new pediatrician in a panic to report that her 5-year-old son has started a high-pitched, wheezing cough and cannot breathe. They have just moved from the Southwest to the Midwest, where they are renovating an old house. In the past, Robbie occasionally had slight coughs and tired easily, his mother says, but this episode is more alarming. The doctor says Robbie should be taken to a hospital emergency room immediately. 1. What respiratory condition does the doctor suspect? Define this condition. 2. What may have triggered it? List at 3 triggers.
ANSWER
1. High pitched wheezing cough and breathing difficulty is due to
inflammation or narrowing of airway it can occur due to asthma.
*.Asthma.
It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized
by hyperresponsiveness,mucosal edema and mucosal production.
2. Triggers of asthma.
* Airway irritants (Dust,cold,heat,smoke,perfumes etc.)
* Vigorous exercises.
* Emotional stress.
* Viral and respiratory infections.
* Gastroesophagal reflux.
* Allergens.( Pollens,mold,animals hair,grass etc.)
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