Pulmonary Disorder

Asthma is a disease characterized by inflammation, swelling, narrowness and production of extra mucus in the airways of person’s respiratory tracks. It is caused by different types of allergens. Allergens trigger the bronchoconstriction process resulting in difficulties of air passage.  Asthma patients experience chest tightness, cough which is a common in all asthma patients, dyspnea, wheezing and chest tightness. 

 

Many other disorders have been recognised to show similar sign and symptoms like asthma does. Hence, just because y we have symptoms and sign of asthma, does not mean that we have this diseases. Other related disorders to asthma include; Sinusitis, Myocardial ischemia, and Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).