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Chest Dısease - Asthma

ASTHMA

Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs, defined by chronic inflammation of respiratory tubes, tightening of respiratory smooth muscle, and episodes of bronchoconstriction.  It causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and nighttime or early morning coughing. Asthma can be controlled by taking medicine and avoiding the triggers that can cause an attack. You must also remove the triggers in your environment that can make your asthma worse.

 

Asthma is also known as a seasonally recurring disease. Fethiye generally stands out as one of the most preferred holiday destinations by tourists. Fethiye is known with its untouched bays, historical past, cultural heritage, clean air and opportunities for outdoor sports. Despite Fethiye’s clean air, pollen can be found us everywhere.

             A diagnosis of asthma in both children and adults is based on assessment of symptoms. The classic signs of asthma are wheezing (especially expiratory wheezing), breathlessness, coughing (typically in the early morning or at night time) and chest tightness.

            There is no single cause for asthma, and a range of environmental and genetic factors are known to influence its development  (premature birth and low birth weight and exposure to tobacco smoke, especially if the mother smokes in pregnancy) .

Asthma triggers

Common triggers of an asthma exacerbation include:

  • Environmental and occupational allergens (numerous);
  • Cold, dry air
  • Infections
  • Exercise
  • Inhaled irritants
  • Emotion
  • Aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
  • Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
  • Family history of asthma or other atopic conditions (for example, eczema or hayfever)
  • Bronchiolitis in childhood — 40% of children exposed to respiratory  respiratory syncytial virus or parainfluenza virus will continue to wheeze or have asthma into later childhood.
  • A body mass index of 30kg/m2or more;

Allergic rhinitis often coexists with asthma; it is unclear whether the two are different manifestations of the same allergic process or whether rhinitis is a discrete asthma trigger.

 Diagnosis of asthma

  • Clinical evaluation
  • Pulmonary function testing
  • Diagnosis is based on history and physical examination and is confirmed with pulmonary function tests. Diagnosis of causes and the exclusion of other disorders that cause wheezing are important. Asthma and COPD (chronic  are sometimes easily confused; they cause similar symptoms and produce similar results on pulmonary function tests but differ in important biologic ways that are not always clinically apparent.

Pulmonary function tests

  • Spirometry can be used to measure lung function and is a good guide to diagnosing asthma in adults.
  • Peak expiratory flow using a peak flow meter measures the resistance of the airway.

Other tests

Other tests may be helpful in some circumstances:

  • Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO)
  • Chest x-ray
  • Allergy testing
  • Exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO)

Treatment of asthma

  • Control of triggers
  • Medication therapy
  • Monitoring
  • Patient education
  • Treatment of acute exacerbations

 

There is no permanent cure for asthma however the disorder can be adequately controlled with drugs.

Talk to your doctor avoiding triggers and using controller medicine daily.

Conclusions

Asthma can be a scary when the patient is not able to breathe correctly .

A patient with asthma may have a limited quality of life. Several factors contribute to poor quality of life. First is the patient’s inability to sleep. Lack of sleep can be an issue for a child who has to get up and go to school or the persons who has to be to work on time. Physical activity can be limited as well putting the patient at a greater risk for developing medical issues including obesity and depression.

Environmental Control

Pharmacological therapy alone will not give a good control of asthma. Mattress and pillow covers should be free of mites. Removal of carpeting and vacuming of furniture helps. Animal pets at times are the offending allergens and may have to be removed from home.

All your examinations and treatments are performed by our specialist doctors in our hospital located in Fethiye. Fethiye is known as a frequent holiday destination due to its climate and natural beauties. While making your holiday plans, you can also take precautions in line with your complaints. .

Fethiye is known as a holiday destination frequently preferred by people due to its climate and natural beauties. While you are making your holiday plans, you can also take precautions for your health by undergoing a health screening.