Asthma

What is asthma action plan? A written set of instructions plan that tells you what medications to take regularly and how to recognize if your asthma is getting worse, what to do if this happens and how to get help quickly. How asthma action plan can help you? Don’t just …

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Definition Asthma affects an estimated 6.4% of adults in Malaysia. The number of teenagers with asthma was 9.1 %. Most patients with asthma do well with treatment. Patients who remain symptomatic despite treatment have uncontrolled asthma What is uncontrolled asthma? The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) classifies asthma control into …

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What Is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes episodes of difficulty in breathing. Asthma symptoms are caused primarily by chronic inflammation of the airways. This makes the airways of the patient with asthma highly sensitive to various triggers. Examples of triggers such as dust, animal furs, extreme …

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Myth 1 Oral salbutamol is better than inhalation therapy.       VS   Fact 1 No! oral salbutamol is not better than inhalation therapy and there is enough research to prove it. The best way to take asthma medication is by inhalation. Inhalation therapy has succeeded in replacing oral …

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Introduction Occupational asthma is asthma caused by or worsened by exposure to substances in the workplace. Many substances in the workplace can cause occupational asthma. The frequency of occupational asthma is not known but under-reporting is likely. Occupational asthma should be correctly diagnosed early so that workers can be protected …

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Presence of asthma symptoms at night is very common. In one publication, nightime awakening of at least once a week happened in up to 74% of patients with asthma, approximately 40% experiencing nightime symptoms on a nightly basis (Sutherland ER, JACI 2005, 116:1179). The presence of nocturnal symptoms in asthma …

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Introduction Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes episodes of difficulty in breathing. It can affect people of all ages. Early detection and subsequently diagnosing asthma by appropriate investigation is important to ensure early treatment and to prevent severe asthma attack. Late detection may delay early care and putting …

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Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes episodes of difficulty in breathing. It can affect people of all ages,. Early recognition and treatment of asthma is important to prevent worsening of asthma and avoid a severe asthma attack. Not recognizing early signs and symptoms of more severe asthma might …

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What Is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes episodes of difficulty in breathing. Asthma symptoms are caused primarily by chronic (long-term and on-going) inflammation of the breathing passages (or airways) of the lungs. This makes the airways of the patient with asthma is highly sensitive to various …

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What Is Asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes episodes of difficulty in breathing. Asthma symptoms are caused primarily by chronic inflammation of the airways. This makes the airways of the patient with asthma highly sensitive to various trigger factors. When the airways inflammation is triggered by any …

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