Posts Tagged ‘Osteopathy’
Asthma
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Diagnostic summary : recurrent attacks of dyspnoea, cough, and expectoration of tenacious mucoid sputum; prolonged expiration phase with generalised wheezing and musical rales; eosinophilia, increased serum IgE, positive food and/or inhalant allergy tests.
General Considerations
Bronchial asthma is a hypersensitivity disorder characterised by bronchospasm, mucosal oedema, and excessive excretion of a viscous mucus that can lead to ventilatory insufficiency; its prevalence is approximately 3% of the population, and although it 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. (more…)