Asthma Types, Clinical Features & Managements

Asthma

Asthma is a chronic , non contagious respiratory disease, which manifested as recurrent breathing problem. Sometimes it is worrisome and inconvenient-but manageable.

Causes (Etiology): Actual cause of asthma is not yet known, but many studies have shown that several factors can lead to the development of asthma. These are person’s genetics, development & growth of immune system. Various infections in respiratory tract & exposures in the environment. The environmental exposure: there are many non-allergic & non-immunologic exposures in the environment that can increase the chance of developing asthma, such as direct & second hand smock in the home is the major factor for asthma deveoping . Othres cxposures like this are indoor chemical and various air pollutions,

Is asthma a genetic disease:

It is widely accepted that asthma is a disease that ca be inherited.It is well known that the `atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinithis and asthma’ are commonly found in one from another within family.

Types of asthma:

Asthma is classified in various ways. Some common types aer,

1. Allergic asthma
2. Occupational asthma
3. Nocturnal asthma
4. Steroid resistant asthma
5. Exercise induced asthma

Clinical Features:

Symptoms: 

• Dyspnoea
• Feeling of tightness in chest
• Cough may be unproductive
• Sometimes with coughing up of tough viscid sputum.
• There may be past history of bronchitis.

Signs:

• Pulse rate rapid
• Sneezing, Coughing
• Moodines
• Feeling tired & trouble sleeping Central cyanosis may be present
• Movement of chest well symmetrically diminished
• The percussion note may be hyper resonant.
• The breath sunds which are obscuredby high pitched rhonchus & vesicular with prolonged expiration.

Management : (Due to sever case)

• Immediate hospitalization & give emergency aid.
• Propped up position.
• To be calm give bed rest.
• If needed give oxygen inhalation

⇒Prevention: The English Proverb `Prevention is better than cure” is more & effective   for asthma. Because it is well known that the disease which is not fully curable, asthma is most one of them. An asthma patient to prevent asthma, should maintain controlled & proper diet, disciplined life style, avoid of environmental exposures as per as possibel & development of immunity system.

⇒Diet Therapy : Take regular honey, lemon &  carrot juice, it consist a lot of vitamin a, c, e & antioxidant. An asthma patient should take more milk, Lactose foods (e.g. butter, ghee, curd) & oil of fish. Fish oil contains a plenty `Omega-3, which has a vital role to immunity power growth, and control of asthma difficulty. Avoid allergic food; e.g. egg. beef, eggplant, nut, sea fish, frozen food & drinks etc. (it may man to man variation in different menu) An asthma patient must take fresh food, avoid alimented food always. Take more seasonal fruits.

⇒Alternative Medicine Remedy: Alterative Medicine is preferable for asthma. Because if we can habitual by this medicine from very early life. We can prevent child asthma. Traditionally the village peoples of our country, till much-more depend on various medicinal plants. Now an age, various scientific researches, able to probed the activities & ethics to use of this type of medicine. Using Synthetic common dedicinehas an end. After at a long time use it becomes resistance, then there is no way a patient to go forward or back.

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