PPT-Asthma Asthma is a common chronic inflammatory condition of

the lung airways Symptoms are cough wheeze chest tightness and shortness of breath often worse at night The most frequent form has its onset in childhood . behaviorAL. and environmental factors. What is a chronic disease?. Persistent or long-lasting, opposite of acute. Leading cause of mortality worldwide. Nearly one in two Americans has a chronic medical condition . Asthma Facts & Statistics What is As thma? all of the following symptoms:  Shortness of breath  Tightness in the chest  Coughing  Wheezing People with asthma a r By Laura Parker. Learning Objectives. To be able to define Asthma and COPD. To have an understanding of the pathogenesis of each disease and the common causes / risk factors associated. To be able to recognise the presentation of patient with Asthma or COPD. BMJ Learning. د. حسين محمد جمعة . اختصاصي الامراض الباطنة . البورد العربي . كلية طب الموصل . 2010. Asthma. Asthma Overview. Presented by:. Martha . Mullane. . CPNP . MSN AE-C. This session will cover. Definition asthma. Outline key pathophysiologic features of asthma-early and late phase inflammation and broncho-constriction. Alison . Portes. FY1. Objectives. Main features of asthma and COPD. Focus on clinicals – history, examination, investigations, management. 10 minutes on each . Quiz and summary of key points. A few added extras…. III. Asthma. chronic inflammatory . disorder of the airways. C. auses recurrent episodes of . wheezing, Dyspnea, chest tightness and cough . particularly at . night . and/or early . in the . morning. Dr Rickbir Singh Randhawa. FY1. Definition:. Asthma. Chronic inflammatory airway disease characterised by . reversible airway obstruction. , airway hyper-responsiveness and bronchial inflammation. . Three factors contribute to reversible airway narrowing:. The airway (bronchial tubes) can become swollen and the muscle around the airway tightens. . The result is a narrowed airway. Symptoms. Wheezing. Coughing. Shortness of breath. Chest tightness. Increased rate of breathing. . Hyper-responsive. . narrowing of the airways that causes airflow . obstruction. Hyper-responsiveness is an increased tendency of the airway to react to stimuli or triggers to cause an asthma attack. . Disorders of Respiratory Function . Classification. . Main disorders of the respiratory system are :. 1. Bronchial asthma. 2. Cough. 3. Allergic rhinitis. 4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (COPD, also called emphysema). Eric L. Olson MD, MSc, FCCP. Definition of Asthma. . A disease characterized by the following:. Airway obstruction that is reversible. Airway Inflammation. Increased airway responsiveness to a variety of stimuli. Two of the recognized causes of emphysema are smoking which incites lung injury and inherited deficiency of α1- antitrypsin; an . antiprotease. enzyme that protects the lung from injury.. Emphysema is thought to result from the breakdown of . Download PDF Asthma Free Forever™ eBook by Jerry Ericson - A Program That Help People with Asthma to Reduce Their Symptoms Quickly and Get Rid of This Disease.