Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes restricted airflow between the lungs and airways. An Asthma attack occurs when patients experience a variety of symptoms including wheezing, coughing, gasping, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and sudden bronchospasms, or constriction of the air sacks that allow oxygen to pass through the airways to the lungs and back.
Asthma attacks reoccur often even in patients who seek treatment for the condition. At their most severe, Asthma attacks may cause a weak pulse, inflation of the chest, and blue skin and nails due to a lack of oxygen circulating through the lungs. Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors which may determine the severity and treatment of the condition in patients. A variety of treatments have proven effective in treating asthma, most commonly bronchodilators and steroids. Research has shown that Asthma is an epidemic that affects 300 million people worldwide, with one in 13 people in the United States suffering from the condition. The condition affects all age groups, from infants to seniors. Asthma is 50 percent more likely to strike patients living in poverty. The occurrence of the condition in children is growing rapidly.
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition that causes restricted airflow between the lungs and airways. An Asthma attack occurs when patients experience a variety of symptoms including wheezing, coughing, gasping, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and sudden bronchospasms, or constriction of the air sacks that allow oxygen to pass through the airways to the lungs and back.
Asthma attacks reoccur often even in patients who seek treatment for the condition. At their most severe, Asthma attacks may cause a weak pulse, inflation of the chest, and blue skin and nails due to a lack of oxygen circulating through the lungs. Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors which may determine the severity and treatment of the condition in patients. A variety of treatments have proven effective in treating asthma, most commonly bronchodilators and steroids. Research has shown that Asthma is an epidemic that affects 300 million people worldwide, with one in 13 people in the United States suffering from the condition. The condition affects all age groups, from infants to seniors. Asthma is 50 percent more likely to strike patients living in poverty. The occurrence of the condition in children is growing rapidly.
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