COPD causes breathing-related problems and blockage of airflow in the body. Symptoms of the disease include shortness of breath, coughing, difficulty exercising and history of asthma. It's diagnosed using spirometry, a breathing test that checks how well your lungs can inhale and exhale. Research...
Symptoms of pneumonia include shortness of breath and chest pain.. Most of the time, complications of pneumonia involve infection of some sort. This generally occurs in the lungs themselves at first, but sometimes bacteria can spread throughout the body and infect the blood and other organ syste...
Common cold symptoms typically begin two to three days after acquiring the infection (incubation period), though this may vary depending on the type of virus causing the infection. Individuals also tend to be most contagious during the initial two to three days of having symptoms. Cold viruses ...
Background and objectives: Chronic inflammatory airway diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are complex syndromes with diverse clinical symptoms due to multiple pathophysiological conditions. In this study, using common and shared risk factors for...
Theophylline can help your lungs work better, but it may not control all of your symptoms. Antibiotics An infection can make your COPD symptoms worse. Your doctor will give youantibioticsto kill the bacteria and treat the infection. Take all the medicine you're prescribed. If you stop taking...
Common cold symptoms typically begin two to three days after acquiring the infection (incubation period), though this may vary depending on the type of virus causing the infection. Individuals also tend to be most contagious during the initial two to three days of having symptoms. Cold viruses ...
In some cases, medications like inhaled corticosteroids or bronchodilators may be prescribed to help manage symptoms. Stress management techniqueslike meditation or yoga can help reduce the impact of stress-related triggers. 12. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ...
Dyspnea is one of the most common symptoms in the clinical setting, the main causes being represented by respiratory and cardiovascular disorders but sometimes it is difficult to identify and document the underlying mechanism of breathlessness. We present the case of a 75-years-old male patient, ...
Hi, I’m 16, male and from the UK, I have never been diagnosed with OCD but I have realised myself that I most probably do, I have a few different symptoms/habits, some of which go back to an early age of about 7-8 and others which have developed more recently. The first habit...
This study aimed to determine whether the EQ-5D-5L tool captures the most common persistent symptoms, such as fatigue, memory/concentration problems and dyspnea, in patients with post-COVID-19 conditions while also investigating if adding these symptoms improves the explained variance of the health...