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Panacinar emphysema

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Panacinar emphysema

Panacinar emphysema

Panacinar emphysema

In people with a deficit alphaantitrypsin (a-1-AT) – the main inhibitor of proteases, including elastase. Its synthesis is encoded near genes, the presence of homozygous ZZ phenotype is accompanied by low activity of protease inhibitors. These people are not going inactivate elastase liberated by neutrophils in inflammatory processes in the lungs that leads to damage them buy Noroxin. Smoking and inhalation of dust aggravate the process.

Clinical picture.

Signs formed of emphysema (barrel chest, dyspnea, cyanosis, fingers as drumsticks, pulmonary heart) usually appear at a young age, rarely in adolescents. (more…)

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Chronic bronchitis

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

Chronic bronchitis

Bronchitis – inflammation in the bronchial mucosa. Often combined with inflammation of the nose, throat, larynx, trachea. And the process begins with the nasopharynx and down the airway. The development of the disease contributes to exhaustion, fatigue, neuro-physical overexertion, hypothermia, exposure to dust, gas content. Alcoholism, smoking, contact with patients in the family and at work, the street, in the subway.

Chronic bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis

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Bronchial asthma

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

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

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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