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12 Cards in this Set
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What is asthma?
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Inflammatory disease
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Symptoms of asthma?
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- Loss of (bronchial) epithelial surface
- couhing/wheezing - Airways chronically inflamed |
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Airway hyperreactivity =
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chronically inflamed
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Bronchial smooth muscle relaxed via?
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NO
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How many stages of asthma are there?
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2 - early and late phase attacks
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Early phase involves?
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Bronchospasm
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Late stage involves?
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Hyperreactivity of airway (inflamed airways)
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Are antihistamines effective in treating asthma?
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No
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Side effect of corticosteroids (children)
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Stunt growth
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Treatment of asthma?
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- Bronchodilators (short term relief)
- Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids (preventatives) |
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FEV is?
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Forced expiratory volume - decreases in asthmatics
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What is a powerful anti-inflammatory asthma preventor?
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Corticosteroids
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