NURSING 2LA2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, Low Birth Weight, Canadian Prairies
8 Jan 2019
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Prevalence of diagnosed asthma among canadians 12 years and older has increased: peaked in 2011. Prevalence of asthma of off reserve aboriginal people 12 years and older is higher than the general population. Nlscy found that 586000 canadian children 11 years and under had been diagnosed with asthma. Despite in prevalence of childhood asthma, the prevalence of asthma attacks has . Prevalence of asthma among adults is also (higher in women) Childhood asthma rates are highest in atlantic provinces and lowest in british columbia and prairie provinces. Rates are steadily around the world. Asthma mortality rates have steadily declined, in addition to hospitalization rates and er visits. No relation between asthma and income or location. Risks for developing adult asthma: occupational exposures to low molecular weight sensitizers (eg. isocyanates, exposure to infectious agents, allergens or pollution, women-smoking, obesity, hormonal influences. The etiology of asthma is multimodal and most often without one singular cause. Predictable patterns of seasonal exacerbations of asthma.
