Month: October 2019

Asthma is the most common respiratory disease in pregnant women, affecting up to 12% of them. Approximately 1/5 of pregnant asthmatic women experience exacerbations during pregnancy. Uncontrolled, suboptimally treated asthma poses a great risk to

The consequences of airway obstruction are varied and often manifest as: • An increase in resistance to air flow, especially when exhaling, causes air retention in the lungs and an increase in functional residual capacity,

Acute left ventricular failure (VLF) of cardiac origin occurs due to a rapid decrease in LV pumping function (2 times or more) with subsequent stagnation of blood in the lung and lungs (fluid accumulation in the

Acute cardiovascular failure in the presence of AMI can be manifested as left ventricular, right ventricular, and mixed (total) forms.  Acute left ventricular heart failure (cardiac asthma) This pathological syndrome in the clinic of internal diseases

From an immunological point of view , two subgroups of patients with asthma can be distinguished: 1) patients with an indication of external or exogenous factors provoking seizures, and 2) patients in whom such provocative agents

Rosin (pine resin) . This substance is used in many industries, in particular for the manufacture of glue, melting at high temperature, and solder for soldering tin and lead. 4 cases are described in which bronchial provocative tests

• Although bronchial asthma is the most common cause of acute shortness of breath accompanied by wheezing, other causes should also be considered, especially in elderly patients or in the absence of a positive treatment

According to statistics, one in ten children has asthma . Such statistics scare doctors, but they claim that these figures do not reflect the true picture. Because it is not possible to diagnose asthma correctly in every case. After all,

Bronchial asthma – the most common lung disease, which is based on eosinophilic inflammation, but other cells also take part, and the exact significance of each type of cell and mediator in its pathogenesis is unknown. With

Smoking has a diverse effect on respiration and gas exchange. Here we note its short-term effects, and consider the possible long-term effects in the corresponding article.  1. Nicotine causes a narrowing of small bronchioles, resulting in increased resistance to