Question
Please respond to the following prompt. You may respond in a short, written paragraph or with an audio/video response (less than 2 minutes). (10 points)
- Prompt
- Collin moved to St. Louis from a remote city in Montana. Since arriving, he has had to use his inhaler quite frequently as his asthma has begun flaring up. He decides to make a visit to his doctor and the respiratory therapist at the practice says it is likely due to the recent exposure to air pollution, however, Collin only has attacks when in his workplace. He saw on social media a story about “sick building syndrome” and it claimed that employees developed allergic reactions just by breathing the air. “Hmmm,” he thought, “It seems like more and more people are getting sick in our office. He has colleagues with the flu, bronchitis turned into bronchopneumonia, and sinusitis. Could this building have an air quality problem?”
- Questions
- Please respond to the following questions using information from your textbook and utilizing your newly acquired terminology.
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- Discuss which parts of Collins respiratory are likely affected and why.
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- Discuss which environmental factors might cause an asthma attack.
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- What factors could be considered as possible triggers for Collin’s frequent attack?
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- What could be done to alleviate Collin’s attacks?