Sleep apnea is a condition that can strike in age group and in either gender. Although the most common group are older men, children and infants are also at risk. Interestingly, asthma and sleep apnea are bedfellows. Several studies have linked the two issues and theorize that there is a group of people with asthma […]
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Management of the condition of asthma goes beyond the use of medications, peak flow values, visits to the doctor and knowing your triggers. There are also preventative measures that must be used at home before you can be fully ‘managed’. This isn’t something that your doctor can do by himself. The doctor needs good information
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that is not curable but very controllable. Current asthma treatment varies depending upon the severity of the condition and the living conditions of the sufferer. For instance if the asthmatic is allergic to dust mites but the carpet and draperies can’t be removed then controlling drugs must be stronger
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What Part of the Respiratory System is Affected by Asthma? Asthma is a chronic condition that affects 10’s of thousands of people across the world. Although it isn’t curable it is controllable. ‘Asthma’ is the Greek word for pant or to breath hard. The Greek’s named it ‘asthma’ because of the wheezing sound which is
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Pathophysiology is the study of what is abnormal, or what causes normal physiological processes to be disturbed. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory problem of the lungs and bronchioles which is characterized by reversible bronchospasm that often result from an exaggerated response to a variety of stimuli. This is the pathophysiological response which the lungs take
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Asthma medicines work by opening the lung airways or by reducing the inflammation in the lungs. Some asthma medicines are pills, but most come from an inhaler (you breathe the medicine in). Asthma medicines fall into two groups: long-term control medicines and quick-relief or \”rescue\” medicines. Long-term control medicines help you have fewer and less severe
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Asthma is among the most common Emergency Department diagnosis in America. There are several different types of triggers that induce the asthmatic response including food allergies, environmental allergies, chemical allergies and airborne irritants. Among the list of food allergies is the response to alcohol. And asthma can be the response. In a study published from
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Approximately one in every 15 students today has asthma, which is up significantly from 20 years ago. However, with good treatment and recognition of their triggers, students with asthma are still able to be physically active at school. Asthma is a condition and disease where the bronchioles and alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs become
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What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease that affects the bronchial tubes. Your bronchial tubes carry air into and out of your lungs. When you breathe, your lungs take in oxygen. The oxygen travels through your bloodstream to all parts of your body. In people who have asthma, the lungs and walls of
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Asthma is a chronic condition that is treatable and controllable but not curable. Sufferers often describe the feelings of an asthmatic attack as a metal band squeezing their chest. The traditional model of managing patient care doesn’t work for complicated chronic problems like asthma. A more creative way of management is to provide a disease
