PREDISPOSING FACTORS PRECIPITATING FACTORS

• Age • Environmental factors

• Gender • Allergens
• Genetics -foods
- pollen
- strong odors
- pets
• Exhaustion

Airway Inflammation
 Airway Inflammation

Hypersecretion of Airway muscle Swelling of the

mucus constriction bronchial membranes

Narrow Breathing Passages

Narrow Breathing Passages

Signs and Symptoms:

• Wheezing
• Crackles
• Cough
• Yellowish-green
sputum