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Don't Rule Out Adult-Onset Asthma
Don't Rule Out Adult-Onset Asthma Approximately 25 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with asthma as of 2009, according to the CDC. It is often thought of as a childhood condition, but asthma affects more adults than children. In some cases, asthma may not be diagnosed until adulthood. Asthma is a chronic disease marked by wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. These symptoms are caused by chronic inflammation of the airways, increased mucus, and thickening and narrowing of...
Anatomy of the Respiratory System
Anatomy of the Respiratory System What is respiration? Respiration is the act of breathing: Inhaling (inspiration). The act of breathing in oxygen. Exhaling (expiration). The act of breathing out carbon dioxide. What makes up the respiratory system? Respiratory System - Click to Enlarge The respiratory system is made up of the organs involved in the exchange of gases, and consists of the: Nose Mouth (oral cavity) Pharynx (throat) Larynx (voice box) Trachea (windpipe) Bronchi Lungs The upper respiratory ...
Asthma Terms to Know
Asthma Terms to Know Stepwise. A “stepwise” approach to managing asthma means stepping up (increasing) or stepping down (decreasing) your number and doses of medicines, based on how well your asthma is under control. Under this approach, you use medicine aggressively at first to get asthma under control. The goal, however, is to gradually find and use the fewest number and lowest doses of drugs that will control your asthma. Exacerbation (ex-sass-er-bay-shun) . This means that your asthma symptoms have ...
What Is Nocturnal Asthma?
What Is Nocturnal Asthma? Nocturnal asthma, also called sleep-related asthma, can happen at any hour during sleep. Nocturnal asthma commonly occurs in people with asthma, even when their asthma is controlled during the day. Some possible reasons include biological changes that occur at night, such as temperature changes in the body, low circulation of adrenal gland hormones, allergens, such as dust mites, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. Medicines taken during the day that wear off, sinus infections,...
Allergy and Asthma Statistics
Allergy and Asthma Statistics Statistics related to asthma and allergies According to the latest information available from the American Lung Association, the CDC, and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: Asthma Approximately 24.6 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with asthma, with at least 7.1 million of them children under the age of 18. Asthma is one of the leading serious, chronic illnesses among children in the U.S. More than 3 thousand Americans die each year fro...
Your Asthma Health Care Team
Your Asthma Health Care Team You don't have to go it alone with asthma. An entire team of health care experts is on hand to help people with asthma manage their symptoms and continue to live normal, active lives. Asthma causes the airways to become inflamed and easily irritated so that they react strongly to things to which you are allergic, according to the American Lung Association. When your airways react, they become narrower. Less air reaches your lungs, and breathing becomes difficult. Sometimes t...
All About Asthma
All About Asthma Many symptomatic conditions of asthma require clinical care by a physician or other health care professional. Listed in the directory below are some of the conditions that result from allergic reactions, for which we have provided a brief overview. Asthma Overview Triggers for Asthma Attacks Management of Asthma Asthma and Pregnancy Asthma and Children Asthma and Exercise Occupational Asthma Peak Flow Meter Treatment for Asthma Asthma Knowledge Quiz
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