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asthma |
disease characterized by increased airway resistance due to hyper constriction of the smooth muscle |
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mild asthma |
exercise or cold induced; tx is sympathetic agonist (albuterol) |
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moderate asthma |
allergen induced; tx with albuterol and/or anti-histamine (bendadryl) |
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severe asthma |
extenstive inflammation in the upper airways caused by prostaglandins, histamines, and leukotrienes; must treat the inflammation (corticosteroids such as prednisone) |
