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asthma
What is asthma ?
Asthma is a chronic disease characterized by recurrent attacks ranging from breathlessness and wheezing , during an asthma attack swell the inner lining of the airways people , causing the airways to narrow and limit the flow of air into and out of the lungs . Which vary in severity and frequency from person to person. It affects both sexes and all ages , but is more common among children.
It should be noted that asthma is not a contagious disease , its symptoms may appear several times a day or week in affected individuals , and for some people become worse during physical activity or at night. Often cause Recurrent asthma symptoms of insomnia and daytime fatigue , reduced activity levels and absenteeism from school and work.
What causes asthma attacks ?
The causes of asthma are not completely understood , but there are several reasons that could lead to an asthma attack include :
Irritating factors for the occurrence of asthma as tobacco smoke .
Allergic to some things , such as: some chemicals , bird feathers , animal fur , pollen trees .
Dust in the air or indoors.
Some foods or liquids or preservatives.
Viral infections of the respiratory system , especially the common cold and the cold.
Exposure to cold air stream abruptly.
Mental agitation .
Aerobics.
PMS ( some women.)
Esophageal reflux disease (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease).
What symptoms that indicate the occurrence of an asthma attack ?
May the patient feels difficulty in breathing , whistling , coughing , and increase these symptoms at night, but there are symptoms of other secondary for asthma , such as : a sense of distress in the chest ( Ketma ) or itchy skin , and some of the symptoms that accompany asthma attacks severe , such as the change in the color of the lips to the blue, The feeling does go on and rapid breathing , or difficulty in speech , and a sense does go on , and a sense of fatigue and extreme fatigue .
What most vulnerable to asthma attacks ?
There are believed to be factors that increase the chance of asthma , these factors include:
Medical history of asthma in the family.
Repeated exposure to infected respiratory infections during childhood life .
Smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke .
Exposure to one of the irritating factors such as chemical materials used in hairdressing.
Pollution of the surrounding environment and air pollution by factory smoke and car exhaust .
Low birth weight at birth.
Obesity and weight gain.
How is asthma diagnosed ?
Depends physician in the diagnosis of asthma mainly on medical history , including symptoms , frequency and causes, and then comes the clinical examination and measurement of the maximum capacity of the inflatable device ( measuring the ability of bloating ) , this device is important to monitor asthma patients , and sometimes asks the doctor conduct a study of the function lungs before and after taking Extended treatment of the trachea .
Is asthma a serious illness ?
The risk lies in exposure to acute asthma attacks , which can be severe - God forbid - that lead to death due to suffocation if not rectify and treated in a timely manner , especially when those who do not feel strongly symptoms or who do not appreciate the seriousness .
How can I treat asthma ?
Asthma aims to:
Access to the stabilization phase of the disease.
Reduce the number of acute attacks of asthma and the use of the least number of bronchodilators as possible.
The continuation of the patient in the exercise of his natural life without any obstacles .
The continuation of the patient in the exercise normally. Therefore, must reassure the patient and to educate all information about the disease , triggers , prevention and treatment.
Avoid irritants exciting to an asthma attack.
Develop a plan to treat the primary objective of which is to make the patient in the treatment depends on himself when asthma attacks at home , helping to not aggravate cases, this self-reliance is important pillar of the pillars of the treatment of asthma .
Regular monitoring and periodic : the patient should follow the doctor regularly ; Because asthma is a chronic disease .
Treatment plan for patients with asthma:
There are two basic ways to treat patients with asthma:
The use of drugs to prevent asthma attacks :
A group of drugs that are taken to control the incidence and severity of allergic asthma in patients. May require some patients with severe asthma to use these drugs continuously , even when not feeling symptoms is given in the form of sprays or tablets .
The use of drugs to treat asthma attacks if they occur :
A group of medicines that expand the bronchial muscle بإرخاء within towns , and thus relieve the symptoms of shortness of breath , coughing , wheezing sound in the chest, and experienced by the patient during the acute crisis . The doctor may advise some patients using such drugs before carrying out activities require a high effort as a sporting activity , for example , practice .
Is physiotherapy cushions helps in controlling asthma?
Have not been studied treatment cushions Kallioja and the methods of other breathing heavily , such as drug therapy prescribed , and little knowledge about the extent of their impact , but some patients find that some treatments support to help him get rid of the psychological pressures that trigger asthma .
How can the prevention of asthma?
The prevention of asthma, the most important step in treatment; therefore must know everything about the disease and the factors exciting to him and ways to avoid them, and to find out triggering factors for asthma attacks can be worked Notebook writes the patient everything about his illness : symptoms that appeared on the patient such as difficulty breathing or cough , and the most important stimuli that suffered such as exercise or exposure to cold or cold injury and eating a particular food , and others.
Other ways to prevent asthma :
Taking seasonal influenza vaccine to mitigate the severity of the flu.
Avoid stressful Business and take enough rest .
Sure to periodically clean the house of dust , and the use of masks during cleaning .
Cover your nose and mouth while out of the house so as to avoid exposure to colds
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is not a disease and only one , but it is a general term used to refer to a group of chronic lung diseases that impede the flow of air in the lungs, such as chronic bronchitis and chronic asthma is treatable .
The most important key facts about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD:
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung disease that threatens the lives of the injured , and obstructing the normal breathing process . And falls beneath disease emphysema , chronic bronchitis
There are 210 million people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease all over the world , and there are many patients who suffer pulmonary embolism without knowing it.
Audi has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , in 2005 , killed more than three million people , representing 5 % of the total deaths that occurred globally in the same year.
Almost 90% of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in low- and middle - income countries .
Longer exposure to tobacco smoke ( through tobacco use or exposure to second - hand tobacco smoke ), the main reason for the emergence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . But there are other reasons , including environmental pollution , asthma, and recurrent psychological tract infections .
The disease now affects men and women almost the same percentage , due to , inter alia, to increase women 's demand for tobacco smoking in high-income countries .
Is expected to increase the total number of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by more than 30 % in the next ten years if action is not taken to reduce injury - causing agents , particularly exposure to tobacco smoke .
The disease progresses slowly, but with the passage of time it becomes a serious disease causing inability to perform daily business life , كالطبخ hiking and others.
Although you can not recover from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , the treatment can slow the progression of the disease .
What are the main symptoms and signs of infection chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD?
Shortness of breath, especially when you make the effort .
Whistling sound with breathing.
Cyanosis of the lips and nails.
Cough chronic accompanied Balblgm .
Recurrent respiratory infections .
Weight loss.
Factors that may cause injury to the obstructive pulmonary disease :
Smoking most important reasons that lead to infection obstructive pulmonary disease .
Exposure to tobacco smoke (including second-hand smoke ).
Exposure to indoor air pollution ( caused by the use of solid fuels for cooking or heating ).
Exposure to dust and chemicals in the workplace (vapors , irritants, and fumes) .
Continuous exposure during childhood , to infections of the lower respiratory .
Age : If the person's age and older increase the chance of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .
Genetics : influential in some rare cases .
How is it diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD?
Spirometry : a simple test , which measures the depth of breathing of the person and the speed of entry of air into his lungs and out of them. Often being on the diagnosis of aged 40 years or more ; Due to the slow progression of the disease .
On the chest X - ray .
CT scans .
Examine the proportion of oxygen in the blood.
What are the complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD?
Respiratory tract infections : a victim of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are more prone to frequent colds , influenza and pneumonia. In addition, can any respiratory infection can make breathing more difficult and damage lung tissue .
High Blood Pressure: This disease may cause a rise in blood pressure in the arteries that bring blood to the lungs ( pulmonary hypertension ).
Disturbances in heart : for reasons that are not understood increases the risk of heart disease , including heart attacks.
Lung cancer : Smokers living with chronic bronchitis are more prone to the risk of lung cancer of non- smokers with chronic bronchitis .
Depression: Some patients may develop depression as a result of difficulty in breathing and the patient 's inability to carry out normal life activities .
Is there a cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD?
There are no definitive and effective treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depend treatment plan to quit smoking and alleviate the symptoms suffered by the patient ; in order to avoid complications of the disease .
Lifestyle change in a healthy manner ( healthy nutrition as well as physical activity ).
The use of drugs under medical supervision to alleviate the symptoms and prevention of complications :
01. Sprays extended to the people of industries: helps to relax the muscles in the airways channels , and this can help relieve cough and respiratory distress .
02. Steroids that are taken by inhalation : a corticosteroid drugs , which if inhaled can reduce airway inflammation and helps prevent the development of the situation and increase worse.
03. Oral steroids : help reduce airway inflammation and help prevent the evolution of the situation and increase the worse.
04. Inhibitors of phosphodiesterase - 4 : This is a new type of drugs approved for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , severe , and this drug reduces bronchitis.
05. Theophylline : This medicine helps to improve breathing and prevent the progression of the disease .
06. Antibiotics: working to treat respiratory tract infections , such as acute bronchitis , pneumonia and influenza , and it limits the increase in symptoms of the disease .
Respiratory therapy :
01. Oxygen Therapy : give in the event of a lack of oxygen when shortness of breath ;
to help improve the health status of patients , pulmonary embolism .
02. Pulmonary rehabilitation program : used for inpatients in the hospital patients ,
a range of activities in education , physical activity and nutrition under the supervision of a group of specialists to improve the lives of patients.
Surgery for some rare cases for the eradication of the affected part of the lung.
Agriculture lung for advanced cases .
How can the prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD?
Avoid exposure to air pollution and irritants inside and outside the home.
Avoid exposure to the vagaries of air and dust .
Healthy eating healthy food such as fruits , vegetables and meats such as fish and poultry .
Medical examinations of the lung ( a simple breath test ) to measure lung function for those who are 45 years old or older .
Taking seasonal influenza vaccine for the prevention of recurrent respiratory infections .
Take the necessary precautions and comply with the instructions of safety in factories and workplaces.