Globally, asthma is more common in men than women before puberty; after puberty, the prevalence is higher in women (Fig. 1). According to a survey conducted in 2003, the male-to-female ratios were 1.4 during infancy (0–5 years of age) and 0.8 during adulthood (18 years of age and ...
Coughing after exercise: For some people, coughing during and after exercise is their only symptom of exercise-induced asthma. Trouble breathing or shortness of breath: During an exercise asthma flare, it might feel hard to push air out of your lungs. “People describe it as feeling like they...
The relationships with asthma morbidity were attenuated after adjustment for the four asthma self-management behaviours (odds ratios ranging from 1.1 to 1.9). Conclusions Adverse psychosocial working conditions are associated with poorer asthma self-management behaviour at work and with increased asthma ...
After a pulmonary function test has been carried out, radiological tests, such as a chest X-ray or CT scan, may be required to exclude the possibility of other lung diseases. In some people, asthma may be triggered by gastroesophageal reflux disease, which can be treated with suitable ant...
While old age has been classically defined as age higher than 65 years, this arbitrary cutoff does not take into account the lung aging process that occurs throughout the course of life. After an initial rapid increase in the number of alveoli during the first 2 years of life, lung ...
After holding your breath for about 10 seconds, rinse your mouth out with water to prevent thrush (a fungal infection) from the powder. Soft mist inhaler The new kid on the block is a soft mist inhaler, which uses liquid, rather than powder or aerosolized particles. A study in the ...
Your child has shortness of breath, even after he or she takes short-term medicine as directed. Your child's lips or nails turn blue or gray. Call your child's doctor or asthma specialist if: You run out of medicine before your child's next refill is due. ...
When Rodrigo Chacon, MD, left family practice after 18 years to become an industrial physician, he expected to encounter familiar problems. But three years after he began working in the chemical manufacturing unit of a large corporation, there were two baffling cases in which workers were ...
Often a bronchodilator is administered after initial testing to determine if the airways dilate, another confirmatory test. Some have a type of asthma referred to as cough variant asthma. In this situation, patients have a cough that is chronic or recurrent with the presence of normal lung ...
In case you get an attack during the exercise, you should stop with exercise immediately! Then take 4 separate puffs of your blue reliever (Asmol, Epaq, Ventolin or Airomir). It’s recommended to take one puff at the time via spacer device. Take 3 breaths from the spacer after each pu...