ASTHMA

Asthma is a condition characterized by recurrent attacks dispnea paroksimal resulting inspasmodic broriki. Asthma is caused by wrinkling of airway smooth muscle, inflammation of mucous tract, and the formation of excessive mucus deposits in the respiratory cavity, causing obstruction in the airway.

Asthma can be divided into two, include :

A. Cardiale asthma.

Shortness of breath is a result of heart disease.

B. Bronchial asthma.

Respiratory disease which is marked by narrowing of the lower respiratory tract widely.

Type of bronchial asthma include :

1. Extrinsic allergic asthma ( atopic ).

Symptoms of shortness of breath that often recur, sometimes lost without much treatment. Asthma attack usually occurs because of contact that repeated with substances or allergy-causing substances such as dust,mites, insecticide, plant pollen, animal feather, etc. Most asthma is missingat the time of puberty and can recur at the time of adult return. Based on skin prick test showed positive results. Blood test results showed that levels of substance IgE antibodies ( immunoglobulin E ) is high.

2. Intrinsicnon-allergic asthma ( idiopathic ).

Asthma caused by this type of mental disorder, sport weight,temperature changes drastically, etc. Idiopathic asthma tends to become chronicand accompanied by a cough with sputum production sustainable, often found inconjunction with polyps on nasal and susceptible to aspirin. Treatment of asthma is more difficult because it cannot find factors specific allergen.

Based on the skin allergy test showed negative results and levels of Ig E ( immunoglobulin E ) in normal blood and there is no response tothe provision of immunotherapy is a sign of non-allergic intrinsic asthma.

3. Combinations asthma.Asthma is difficult to ascertain this types are allergic or non allergic.

4. Complication asthma.

Asthma that caused by emphysema, pleuritis, ruptura of lung due to heavy collision or other diseases.

5. Asthmatikus.

This type of asthma sufferers can not be saved in the eventof an attack because of drug for shortness of breath commonly used for acute attacks is not powerful, so necessary appliance assist respiration.

Treatment of asthma in general only to control disease sothat activity of patients did not disturb. Control of factors that can trigger the occurrence of asthma such as cigarette smoke. Besides breathing exercises and relaxation exercises to relax the muscles of breathing, physiotherapy is also required to remove excess mucus. Exercise is recommended tertian containing aerobic value with time and intensity of the stable.

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