What meaning of asthma?

Answer 1

Asthma is a common inflammatory disease of the airways. Symptoms include wheezing, coughing, chest tightness and shortness of breath. It affects 7% of the United States, 5% of British people, and a total of 300 million worldwide. Athsma also causes 250,000 deaths per year worldwide.

Answer 2

Bronchial asthma is a disease caused by increased responsiveness of the tracheobronchial tree to various stimuli. The result is paroxysmal constriction of the bronchial airways. Bronchial asthma is the more correct name for the common form of asthma. The term 'bronchial' is used to differentiate it from 'cardiac' asthma, which is a separate condition that is caused by heart failure. Although the two types of asthma have similar symptoms, including wheezing (a whistling sound in the chest) and shortness of breath, they have quite different causes.

Answer 3

Acute can be defined as a condition that comes on suddenly. Time period for an Acute condition is 0-6 months. Chronic can be defined as a condition that is ongoing, which exceeds the 6 month period.

Answer 4

the definition of asthma is a medical condition marked by difficulty in breathing.

ASTHMA:Pathology . a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.I have asthma and it is no joke. If you have asthma, always check you have your asthma pump with you. You dont want to leave the house without it...

Answer 5

A form of allergic reaction characterised by narrowing of the terminal bronchiols and excessive mucus production blocking the lower airways. Can be caused by intrinsic or extrinsic causes, or even stress in some cases

Answer 6

When you have asthma, your airways narrow and swell. They produce extra mucus, and breathing becomes difficult. The most common asthma signs and symptoms are coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. For some people, asthma symptoms are a minor nuisance. For others, they're a major problem that interferes with daily activities. If you have severe asthma, you may be at risk of a life-threatening asthma attack. Asthma triggers are different from person to person. Exposure to a number of different allergens and irritants can trigger signs and symptoms of asthma, including:

• Airborne allergens, such as pollen, animal dander, mold, cockroaches and dust mites
• Respiratory infections, such as the common cold
• Physical activity (exercise-induced asthma)
• Cold air
• Air pollutants and irritants, such as smoke
• Certain medications, including beta blockers, aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• Strong emotions and stress
• Sulfites, preservatives added to some types of foods and beverages
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which stomach acids back up into your throat
• Menstrual cycle in some women
• Allergic reactions to some foods, such as peanuts or shellfish

Answer 7

Asthma is a disease of chronic (it's always there) inflammation in the air passages of your lungs. This makes your lungs hyper sensitive, or over reactive, to certain substances, such as cockroach urine, dust mites, animal dander, molds, fungus, strong smells, smoke, etc. These would be your asthma triggers. When exposed to your triggers this may irritate this inflammation, thus making it worse. The result causes an acute asthma attack. During an asthma attack the muscles lining the air passages spasm and this causes the air passages to become narrow. This results in airway obstruction, whereby air gets trapped in the lungs and can't get out. The inflamed air passages also produce excessive secretions, and this can exacerbate the problem. The end result is wheezing as air passes through the obstruction, chest tightness, coughing, and shortness of breath. An acute asthma (it's happening now) attack can be treated with asthma rescue medicine like albuterol and levalbuterol, and steroids. An acute asthma attack can be prevented by taking asthma controller medicines that control the chronic inflammation, thus making your lungs less responsive to your asthma triggers. The best way of treating acute asthma, and controlling chronic asthma, is by working with your asthma physician.

Answer 8

Asthma is a medical problem

which unables you to breath normally

i have it , so i know it well

but it can be controlled by inhaler

which is a pump used by patients

Answer 9

lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways.