Asthma Pathophysiology


by Mercy Maranga - Date: 2008-11-19 - Word Count: 252 Share This!

Asthma pathophysiology is the disorder physiological processes associated with disease or injury.  Thus asthma pathophysiology deals with the functioning of the parts mostly affected by the condition.  These parts are mostly affected when one has an attack. What happens when one has an attack is that the airways swell and air cannot pass through. Thus, the symptoms of asthma are not felt. These include; wheezing, coughing, tightness in the chest cavity and shortness of breath.

A trigger is what causes an attack. The trigger is anything that can irritate the airways causing an attack. Asthma pathophysiology tries to understand how best to deal with the condition. As it has no cure, ways of curbing the symptoms have to be sought for.  The study of asthma tries to understand the mechanisms that take place for an attack to be felt. 

You will also find out that different people have different triggers. This is to say that what causes an attack in one person may not necessarily cause an attack in another person. The attack magnitude also differs in different patients.  Asthma pathophysiology affects the lungs as a result of the airways to the lungs swelling.  When the swelling takes place, no air can reach the lungs or come out. If it does, it is not sufficient.

The most common causes of asthma pathophysiology are; family history of asthma, eczema and allergies. Smoking when pregnant can cause infants to be born with the condition. Environmental pollution, viral infections and irritants at workplaces can also cause asthma.


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