9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook bronchial asthma (redirected fromReactive airway disease) Thesaurus Medical Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia bronchial asthma n. Asthma that is caused by spasmodic contraction of the muscular walls of the bronchial tubes...
Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD)鈥攁lso referred to as Samter's triad鈥攔epresents a subset of patients with severe recalcitrant nasal polyposis and asthma in the setting of sensitivity to aspirin. The underlying pathophysiology appears to be dysregulation in the eicosanoid metabolism ...
The clinical use of nitrates extends beyond angina and myocardial ischemia and has become a coveted therapy for constricted smooth muscle tissue states such as airway disease and gastrointestinal spasms (Michel and Loscalzo, 2015). In 1992, NO was coined the “Molecule of the Year” (Koshland, ...
IgE-mediated autoimmunity and self-reactive T cells might accelerate the ongoing skin inflammation or might contribute to the relapsing course of the disease. However, to date, the exact mechanisms of IgE-mediated autoimmunity and self-reactive T cells in the pathophysiology of AD are still unclear...
and it causes clients’ lifestyles to change, such food, work, physical activity, and personal life. Somatostatin analogues have been the first-line treatment for individuals with neuroendocrine tumours and carcinoid disease for a long time. While these medications give considerable rest from carcinoid...
Hypertension is the most prevalent cause of cardiovascular disease and kidney failure, but only about 50% of patients achieve adequate blood pressure control, in part, due to inter-individual genetic variations in the response to antihypertensive medicat
airway responsivenessallergen challengeasthmaeosinophilsThe allergen challenge has evolved, in less than 150 years, from a crude tool used to document the etiology of allergen-induced disease to a well-controlled...
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The diagnosis of lower airway obstruction is one of the most frequent causes of admission to the pediatric intensive care unit. Morbidity and mortality have significantly increased in the past decade. A review of the pathophysiology, clinical presentation, current state-of-the-art intensive care ...
Allen SJ. Management of the patient with reactive airway disease. In: Stanley TH, Sperry RJ (Eds.). Anaesthesia and the Lung. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1992: 141-55.Allen SJ . Management of the patient with reactive airway disease. In : Stanley TH, Sperry RJ (Eds.)....