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PROGRAM S1 KEPERAWATAN
SEKOLAH TINGGI ILMU KESEHATAN MEDISTRA INDONESIA
BEKASI
TAHUN AJARAN 2019/2020
2nd English assignment exercises
1. Can you explain what is asthma and how do you educate patient about asthma.
Answer :
Asthma is a lung disease which is also referred to as bronchial asthma. Asthma is a
condition where a person has difficulty breathing due to various reasons. But the most common
cause is that the respiratory tract in the lungs becomes inflamed so that oxygen cannot enter
the body. Asthma can be afflicted by all age groups, whether young or old educate patients by
explaining that Genetics and the environment play a role in the pathogenesis of asthma.
Environmental factors are factors that can be modified in efforts to prevent and control asthma.
and provide measures to prevent asthma, among others:
Avoid exposure to pollutants and allergens (dust, cigarette smoke)
Avoiding pets that contain allergens such as cats and dogs
Avoiding exposure to cigarette smoke in pregnant women and infants proven
Reducing the incidence of asthma in children
Vitamin D supplementation in pregnant women has the possibility of preventing asthma
in infant