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2. Asthma - Wikipedia

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   Asthma is a long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. [4] It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and easily triggered bronchospasms. [9][10] Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. [3]

3. Acute severe asthma - Wikipedia

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   Acute severe asthma. Silent chest, worsening symptoms despite use of medication. [1] Acute severe asthma, also known as status asthmaticus, is an acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to standard treatments of bronchodilators (inhalers) and corticosteroids. [2] Asthma is caused by multiple genes, some having protective effect, with ...

4. Cardiac asthma - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac asthma is the medical condition of intermittent wheezing, coughing, and shortness of breath that is associated with underlying congestive heart failure (CHF). [ 1 ] Symptoms of cardiac asthma are related to the heart's inability to effectively and efficiently pump blood in a CHF patient. [ 2 ] This can lead to accumulation of fluid in ...

5. These are the signs we often miss in children with asthma and ...

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   Other typical symptoms include: · Coughing. · Shortness of breath. · Chest tightness. “Exercise, respiratory infections, allergen or irritant exposure or weather changes are common triggers ...

6. Sleep apnea: causes, symptoms, treatments, and how it impacts you

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   While we already know that sleep apnea can lead to daytime fatigue, irritability and difficulty concentrating, Allen tells us that long-term complications of untreated or under-treated sleep apnea ...

7. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis - Wikipedia

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   1–15% of cystic fibrosis patients and 2.5% of adults with severe asthma. [3] Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a condition characterised by an exaggerated response of the immune system (a hypersensitivity response) to the fungus Aspergillus (most commonly Aspergillus fumigatus). It occurs most often in people with asthma or ...