Dangers of Bronchitis During Pregnancy Trouble Breathing:Because of the inflamed bronchial walls in bronchitis patients, people who have this condition often suffer from poor oxygen ingestion in the lungs. This denies a woman's body its typical level of oxygen and, in turn, lowers the fetus' oxy...
001-PA11 Specific features of bronchial asthma during pregnancy, treatment and health status of newbornsdoi:10.1016/0962-8479(95)90222-8S. N. VakhrameevaTubercle & Lung Disease
Patients must be informed of the risks of drugs in pregnancy and possible consequences on fetus. Asthma treatment for pregnant patients is the same as in the nonpregnant patient. The drugs that could be administered to pregnant asthmatics are mentioned....
The practice of allergy has developed into a major medical science within the past twenty years. It now seems advisable to analyze the results obtained in the treatment of the most important allergic condition, bronchial asthma.This survey is divided into two parts. The first deals with the cond...
Airway blockage.When you breathe as usual, the bands of muscle around your airways are relaxed, and the air moves freely. But when you have asthma, the muscles tighten. It’s harder for the air to pass through. Inflammation. Asthma causes red, swollen bronchial tubes in your lungs. This ...
Airway blockage.When you breathe as usual, the bands of muscle around your airways are relaxed, and the air moves freely. But when you have asthma, the muscles tighten. It’s harder for the air to pass through. Inflammation. Asthma causes red, swollen bronchial tubes in your lungs. This ...
of the hollow chambers found around the nose and eyes – can trigger asthma. Sinusitis symptoms include post-nasal drip, wheezing, cough, sinus pain or pressure, headaches, or enlarged lymph nodes. Since sinusitis usually causes drainage of mucus into the throat, nose, and bronchial tubes, ...
Although asthma occurs at all ages, it is most common in children under 10. There is a 2:1 male:female ratio in children, which equalizes by the age of 30. Mild episodic asthma is mainly due to bronchial smooth muscle contraction whereas moderate to severe sustained asthma is largely due...
Smoking: Smoking, having a birthing parent who smoked during pregnancy, or being exposed tosecondhand smokecan damage your airways and increase your risk of asthma. Obesity: Being overweight or havingobesityincreases your risk of asthma. Air pollution:Growing up or living in an urban area increases...
Underlying disease processes will add to the physiological changes of pregnancy and in some cases aggravate symptoms in the pregnant patient. This is a risk in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD), and progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS). On the other hand,...