Asthma, chronic bronchitis, allergies are among the diseases that damage the respiratory system (Dugani et al., 2010). Asthma is a disease where the airwaves get damaged and produce extra mucus, making breathing difficult, triggers coughing, and causes chest pains. The disease affects the lungs’ airways ((((describe which parts)))), and their linings get into a hypersensitive state characterized by redness and swelling—inflammation? Also mucous build up? Obstruction?. Is smooth muscle affected? Broncho constriction?
What would this do to oxygen saturation? What is oxygen saturation? What is normal? What was the patients?
What are treatments for asthma, general class of medications and specific examples? Treat inflammation? Broncho dilators? Corticosteroids and how do they work. Etc..
Respiratory infections can make this worse and the patient was diagnosed with influenza? What are treatments? Rest and fluids, antivirals?