Asthma

 

A chronic disease that causes the lungs of patients to swell and narrow. In this the patients faces shortness of breath, its chest tightens and frequent coughing.

CAUSES

The major reason of asthma is the swelling causes in the airways of lungs, during the asthma attack air tracks gets swelled and become tight.

Asthma can be caused by the results to any allergic substances. Such as pollen in springs dust mites, mold and pet dender.

1.      Animal hairs

2.      Changes in weather this include mostly the cold weather.

3.      The presence of chemicals in air.

4.      Some medicines such as aspirin and NSAIDS.

5.      Some workplaces can also be a major cause of asthma.

6.      These places include wood dust

7.      Wood industry

8.      Grain dust

9.      Animals dender

10.  Fungi and chemicals

SYMPTOMS

Its symptoms vary from person to person.

These symptoms can occurs all the time r during a physical activity.

Some people have shortness of breath that lasts due to the causes of wheezing or the cough.

These attacks can occurs for few minutes to day. It develops slowly. It became more dangerous when airflow ways re severely blocked.

·         Cough

·         Shortness of breath

·         Pain and tightness in the chest

·         Difficulty inn sleeping

Signs that indicate a patient need a medical assistance

·         The patient lips and face color turns bluish

·         There in increased difficulty in breathing

·         The pulse rate increases

·         Sweeting

·         The patient feels difficulty in speaking

·         The breathing temporarily stops

TREATMENT OF ASTHMA

·         Treatment includes the controlling the airway swelling

·         The best way is that we should avoided the substances that increases the symptoms.

MEDICINES OF ASTHMA

Medicines used for asthma treatment include two kinds.

First one is medicines that patients use to prevent attacks.

The second one is the quick relief medicines used after the attack.

LONG TERM MEDICENS

Long term medicines are also called maintenance or control medicines. These medicines can be used by moderate to severe asthma patients, you need to take these medicines everyday even if you feel fit.

Long term medicines includes steroids and beta agonists. Your provider will prescribe the right medicines for you

QUICK RELIEF MEDICINES

Quick relief medicines are also called rescue medicines.

These are taken on coughing trouble in breathing, and during an asthma attack.

Patients can take before doing any physical work.

If you taking your prescribed medicines twice a day or more you need to tell your doctor he will change the dose of your daily asthma control medicines.

Quick relief medicines include

·         Short acting inhaled bronchodilators

·         Oral corticosteroids for a severe asthma attack.

In several asthma you need proper check up by your doctor.

May you should stay at hospital, they will provide you oxygen, breathing assistance, an may your medicines are given through the vein.

PREVENTIONS

Avoid any kind of substances that irritate the airways.

Removal of carpets from hoe and vacuum regularly.

Usage of unscented detergents.

Keeping the low humidity level.

All ways keep your hoe clean a keep the food in container and out of your bedrooms.

Avoid tobacco smoke.

Avoid air pollution

Avoid industrial dust.