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Conclusion: In the acute asthma attack, the airways become immobilized and show consolidation processes, functionally and in their anatomic structures. The pathophysiology shows similar tendencies: airway remodeling hinders airway movement and crystalline elements are present in the exudate. 2.2. A Woman with Chronic Asthma and Eczema since Childhood A 36-year old slender woman has had moderate to severe asthma since she was a small child. Recently, her asthma attacks in the fall have led to her being hospitalized. She will first get a cold, and then the asthma becomes much worse and the cold progresses to a pneumonia, which requires hospitalization. She sleeps well except when she experiences an asthma attack. It tends to wake her up at night. She also has problems with hay fever in the spring and summer. She has had eczema since childhood. Her bowel movements are unformed. Upon examination, we see a lean, blond woman of average stature who is keenly alert. Auscultation of the lungs reveals normal breath sounds, but expiration is prolonged, it lasts longer than inspiration. She has low lung borders in the back and her chest volume seems relatively large. She has active bowel sounds. Blood pressure and heart sounds are normal. Her feet, knees, and hands are cold. She has a family with school age children and does volunteer work, but would like to take a job as a teacher, and also do further studies. She is hard working and ambitious. 2.2.1. Signs and Symptoms of Chronic Asthmatic Disease The general impression of this patient is one of a woman with increased alertness and tension, though less acutely than in our previous patient. Her attention is directed towards achieving her goals. Again, we can list the different chronic signs and symptoms of this patient with asthmatic disease according to function:
a. Awareness Keenly alert Drive, resulting in stressful situations Sleeping problems during attacks b. Breathing problems Recurring problems of shortness of breath since childhood Prolonged expiration Large chest volume c. Muscle tone Active bowel sounds Unformed bowel movements due to fast passage of food Cold acra due to capillary spasm d. Metabolic changes Leanness Dry eczema since childhood We may add to this: e. There is a seasonal influence with exacerbations in fall and winter Conclusion In both acute and chronic asthma, we can observe a chronic inflammation which has consolidating characteristics in a tense patient who has an overreaction to stimuli. The signs and symptoms in the chronic asthma patient match those of the patient with the acute attack. The pathophysiology is similar, albeit less pronounced. We will elucidate this in Chapter 3. Bolk’s Companions RespiRatoRy system DisoRDeRs anD theRapy - 15
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