Abstract: This review study was aimed to focus on the pathophysiology, and management approaches of asthma in general, its aimed to highlight the most common interactions between the pathophysiology and the proper treatment. An electronic literature search was conducted using Medline (PubMed), Scopus, and EMBASE in December 2016 (all studies published to the mentioned period). The terms used to search titles and abstracts were (asthma OR wheezing OR wheeze OR lung function) AND (pathophysiology OR diagnosis OR treatment OR therapeutic options OR breathing therapy). Only original studies with human subjects and published in English were included. Asthma is a disease of the respiratory tracts, characterized by inflammation and connected with respiratory tract hyper-responsiveness, which can lead to episodes of shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and cough. Genetic factors, environmental impacts and specific trigger factors are implicated in the advancement of the disease. A thorough scientific history and objective measurement of lung function are very important in establishing a reasonably specific medical diagnosis of asthma A series of drugs is used in the management of the disease, and clinical guidelines promote a stepwise technique to drug therapy, where treatment is stepped up when needed and stepped down when control is good.
Keywords: pathophysiology, asthma, proper treatment, Medline (PubMed), diagnosis, drug therapy.
Title: PAHTHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PROPER MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA: REVIEW
Author: Rayed Saleh A Aldhafeeri, Omar mousa alshamrani, faruq abdullah hassan shaflout alghamdi, Abdullah mosfer Abdullah Alelyani, Mohammad Ahmed Alshamrani, Hatim Ali Saad Alqarni, Sultan Moraya Alqahtani
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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