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What is bronchial asthma?

Chronic disease with recurrent attacks of suffocation or asthmatic status due to bronchial spasm, swelling of mucous, increased allocation of bronchial mucus. Provoked spasm of bronchial nonspecific allergens: pollen (flower pollen, field grasses, trees), dust (house dust, cat hair, dog, etc.), food (eggs, citrus fruits, fish, milk, etc.), medicines (aspirin , analgin, etc.), mechanical and chemical substances (metal, wood, silicate, cotton dust, vapors of acids, alkalis, smoke), physical and meterologicheskie factors (temperature and humidity, barometric pressure fluctuations, the Earth’s magnetic field and etc.), mite allergens, insects, animals, nervnopsihicheskie impact.

Bronchial asthma

Underlying disease – a hereditary, congenital, and (or) acquired defects in bronchial sensitivity.

The symptoms and course of bronchial asthma. Signs. Types of asthma.

There are 2 forms of bronchial asthma – infectious-allergic and atopic from suffocation attacks of varying intensity, between which the status of the patients may be satisfactory. Attack may begin flux of liquid from the nose, uncontrollable cough, difficulty release sputum, short-winded. Breathe – a short breath – difficult, slow and spasmodic, accompanied by a loud, sibilant rale, heard in the distance. (more…)

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