What is Asthma and

its Complications?
Irene DeLaCruz
ISM Spring 2018
Mrs. Click
 Introduction Slide
• Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
• Mentor- Angelica Cruz R.N.
• Pediatric Nurse
• Has worked at CLRMC for 2 years but has been a nurse for
11 years
 What is ISM?
• Advanced course which allows students to mentor a
professional in a career of choice
• Contains a Health Science and Multidisciplinary branch
• Complete a journal entry each week
• Develop a final presentation and product at the collegiate
level

https://www.emaze.com/@ACFQWCRQ
 Project Topic
• Over asthma and the complications it causes to children
• Chose it because asthma is one of the most common
reasons of hospitalization at CLRMC

https://www.webmd.com/asthma/default.htm
 Asthma and its Triggers
• What exactly Asthma is
• Difference between a body with asthma and one without
• Environmental factors that may trigger asthma

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 Complications of Asthma
• The effects on a child
• Different complications that may be caused by the
condition

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 Frequency of Asthma
• Percentage of children with asthma
• The change in amount of children with it over the years
(if any)
• Number of children who have passed from asthma

https://www.pinterest.com/pollyannaf
lower/asthma-in-children/
 Diagnosis
• The age most cases of asthma are diagnosed
• Different tests for diagnosis

http://www.ankitparakh.com/specialt
y-services/pediatric-lung-function-
testing/
 Prevention
• Ways to prevent asthma
• How children can prevent attacks
• How to reduce exposure to triggers

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cliparts.html
 Current Event
• Boy suffered from an attack during Harvey
• Wasn’t able to receive help on time so he passed away
because of low amount of Oxygen in brain
• Connects to project because I plan on researching the
condition

https://nypost.com/2017/09/03/boy-dies-
after-suffering-asthma-attack-during-harvey-
flooding/
 Research
• What exactly asthma is – Will tie in with my first key point
“Asthma and its triggers”
• How people get Asthma- Is it genetic? Does it just happen?
• Treatments for Asthma- Plan on going in depth about some
of the treatments and tie it into key point “Prevention”

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 Product
• Informational Pamphlet
• Contain games for kids while informing them about
asthma
• Plan on completing this by researching the condition and
asking my mentor questions, and by continuing to work
on it throughout the semester

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clipart.html
 Conclusion
• I hope to learn all that I can about asthma by researching
and completing my project. I also hope to see many cases of
asthma at my mentorship site so that I can become more
familiar with the condition and see first hand how it is
treated.

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Thank You
• I would like to thank Mrs. Click, my parents, and my
mentor Angelica. Without any of these people I wouldn’t be
successful in this class. Mrs. Click is always ready to help if I
have trouble with anything, and my parents are overall
very supportive. My mentor Angelica is a great nurse and I
would like to thank her for allowing me to shadow and
learn new things from her.

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 Works Cited
“Asthma and Asthma Attacks Center: Symptoms, Causes, Tests, and Treatments.” WebMD, www.webmd.com/asthma/default.htm.

“Asthma in Children.” Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/pollyannaflower/asthma-in-children/.

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Saul, Emily. “Boy Dies after Suffering Asthma Attack during Harvey Flooding.” New York Post, New York Post, 4 Sept. 2017,
nypost.com/2017/09/03/boy-dies-after-suffering-asthma-attack-during-harvey-flooding/.

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