Cystic Fibrosis
Regan Bond
Description
- Mucus in lungs is thicker than usual
- Can be in pancreas which prevents digestion of foods
- Symptoms - salty tasting skin, coughing frequently, frequent lung infections, shortness of breath
Causes & Complications
- Genetic Disease
- Inheirted from parents
- Bowel problems, coughing up blood, respitoray failure, diabetes, infertility, liver diease or failure, pacreatiiis, billary chirrosis, nasal polyps, sinusitis.
Testing & Treatments
- Newborn Screening
- Genetic testing
- Sweat chloride testing
- Not a true cure
- Antibiotics
- Chest physical therapy
- Exercise
- Oral steriods
Preventions & Life Outlook
- Can't be prevented
- live to 40-50 or more with newer and more efficent drugs and testing
Work cited
Sayre, Carolyn. "A Brighter Outlook for Cystic Fibrosis Patients." The New York Times. The New York Times, 24 Apr. 2009. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.
"Cystic Fibrosis: Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment." WebMD. WebMD. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.