Asthma

external

• Causes

  • Churg-Strauss syndrome
  • Bronchoconstriction
  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Gastrooesophageal reflux disease
  • Bromide
  • African origin

• Effects

  • Polyphonic wheeze
  • Cough
  • Hyperinflation
  • Chronic hypoxia
  • Chronic airway obstruction
  • Status asthmaticus
  • Decreased peak expiratory flow
  • Pneumothorax
  • High endothelin-1
  • Charcot-Leyden crystal
  • Reduced forced expiratory volume in 1s
  • Hypoxic respiratory failure

• Parents

  • Allergic disorder
  • Obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Type I hypersensitivity reaction

• Treatments

  • Salbutamol
  • Beclomethasone
  • Fluticasone
  • Cromoglycate
  • Ipratropium
  • Leukotriene antagonist
  • Theophylline
  • Omalizumab
  • Adrenaline
  • Glucocorticoid