Asthma
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Asthma is a lung disorder that interferes with breathing. It can cause serious, recurring episodes of wheezing and breathlessness, known as asthma attacks. The trouble stems from chronic inflammation in the tubes that carry air to the lungs. While there is no cure, there are highly effective strategies for keeping asthma symptoms at bay.
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- 3. Asthma is a lung disorder that interferes with breathing. It can cause serious, recurring episodes of wheezing and breathlessness, known as asthma attacks. The trouble stems from chronic inflammation in the tubes that carry air to the lungs. While there is no cure, there are highly effective strategies for keeping asthma symptoms at bay. What is asthma?
- 4. How does it happen?
- 5. • Allergens • Respiratory infections • Exercise and hyperventilation • Weather changes • Sulfur dioxide • Food, additives, drugs Factors that Exacerbate Asthma
- 6. Asthma can appear at any age, but it typically develops during childhood. Those most at risk include people with allergies or a family history of asthma. Having a parent with asthma makes children more likely to develop the condition. Gender also plays a role. Asthma is more common in boys during childhood but in women during adulthood. Who Gets Asthma?
- 7. 1- Childhood asthma 2-Adult Onset Asthma 3-Occupational Asthma 4- Cough induced Asthma 5- Nocturnal Asthma 6- Exercise induced Asthma Types of Asthma:
- 8. Diagnosing Asthma By a lung function test, also called spirometry, measures how much air you can breathe in and out. The results will help determine whether you have asthma and how severe the condition is. Your doctor may also recommend allergy testing to pinpoint If asthma is left unmanaged or is misdiagnosed, it can be deadly.
- 9. ■ Achieve and maintain control of symptoms ■Maintain normal activity levels, including exercise ■ Maintain pulmonary function as close to normal ■ Prevent asthma exacerbations ■ Avoid adverse effects from asthma medications ■ Educate continually ■ Provide information about asthma ■ Provide training on self-management skills ■ Emphasize a partnership among health care providers, the patient, and the patient’s family ■ Prevent asthma mortality Asthma Management and Prevention Program Goals of Long-term Management
- 10. The choice of treatment should be guided by: ■ Level of asthma control ■ Current treatment ■ Pharmacological properties and availability of the various forms of asthma treatment ■ Economic considerations Treatment of Asthma
- 11. 1- Reliever Medications: ▪ Rapid-acting inhaled β2-agonists ▪ Systemic glucocorticosteroids ▪ Inhaled glucocorticosteroids Medications
- 12. ■ Inhaled glucocorticosteroids ■ Leukotriene modifiers ■Long-acting inhaled β2-agonists in combination with inhaled glucocorticosteroids ■ Systemic glucocorticosteroids ■ Theophylline ■ Cromolyn ■ Cholinergic antagonists ■ Omalizumab 2- Controller Medications:
- 13. Drugs in the Egyptian market
- 14. Guidelines for the treatment of asthma:
- 15. http://www.aaaai.org/conditions-and- treatments/asthma http://acaai.org/asthma/copd http://www.webmd.com/asthma/ss/slideshow- asthma-overview Color Atlas of Pharmacology,2nd Edition. Lippincott Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology Sixth Edition Egyptian Drug Guide 3rd Edition,2011. Medscape Reference:
- 16. X Team