Asthma Flashcards
1
Q
It is the most common childhood chronic disease
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Asthma
2
Q
Clinically : has symptoms of
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intermittent wheezing, cough, dyspnea, and chest tightness,
3
Q
Physiologically has
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airway obstruction.
4
Q
Pathologically has
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inflammation
5
Q
Asthma characterised by
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hyper-responsiveness of airways to several allergic (provocative) stimuli (exposures)
2. Reversibility of obstruction: spontaneous or by therapy
