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Causes
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- Causes
- Genetic and environmental factors
- Complications
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea
- Deaths
- Approximately 442,000 (2023)
- Diagnostic method
- Based on symptoms and spirometry
- Duration
- Long term
- Frequency
- Approximately 363 million (2023)
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Overview
- Long-term Chronic (medicine)
- Inflammatory Inflammation
- Wheezing
- Coughing
- Shortness of breath
- Allergens
- Pollen
- Bronchioles Bronchiole
- Oxygen
- Alveoli Pulmonary alveoli
- Genetic Genetics
- Environmental factors Environmental factor
- Air pollution
- Allergens Allergen
- Aspirin
- Beta blockers
- Spirometry
- Irritants Irritation
- Corticosteroids Corticosteroid
- Long-acting beta agonists Long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist
- Antileukotriene agents Antileukotriene agent
- Beta2 agonist Beta2-adrenergic agonist
- Salbutamol
- Oxygen therapy
- Childhood Childhood asthma
- Ancient Egypt
Signs and symptoms
- Chest tightness
- Coughing Cough
- Comorbid medical conditions Comorbidity
- Allergic conjunctivitis
- Rhinitis Allergic rhinitis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
- Bronchiectasis
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Obesity
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Diabetes
- Heart disorders
- Mental health conditions Mental disorder
- Anxiety
- Depression Depression (mood)
Classification
- Syndrome
- Phenotypes Phenotype
- Endotypes Endotype
- Type 2 immune system response Type 2 inflammation
- Type 1 immune system response Type 1 immunity
- Eosinophils Eosinophil
- Fractional exhaled nitric oxide Exhaled nitric oxide
- Aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease
- Occupational asthma
- Hypersensitivity
- Asthma-COPD overlap
- Acute severe asthma
- Wheezing Wheeze
- Peak expiratory flow rate
- Forced expiratory volume
- Muscles Muscle
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Scalene muscles
- Blue colour Cyanosis
- Increased heart rate Tachycardia
- Respiratory sounds
- Oxygen desaturation Oxygen saturation (medicine)
- Lethargy
- Clouding of consciousness
- Brittle asthma
Causes
- Genetic susceptibility
- Pregnancy Prenatal development
- Caesarean section
- Secondhand smoke Passive smoking
- Respiratory infections Respiratory tract infection
- Mold
- Fungi Fungus
- Cigarette smoke Tobacco smoking
- Changes in DNA Epigenetics
- Hygiene hypothesis
- Nitrogen dioxide
- Traffic pollution Exhaust gas
- Biomass
- Pesticides Pesticide
- Asbestos
- Formaldehyde
- Dust mites
- Cockroaches Cockroach
- Endotoxins
- Urban environments Urban area
- Rural environments Rural area
- Social inequality
- Industrialization Industrialisation
- Asthmagens Asthmagen
- Polygenic
- Twin studies
- Family studies Family study
- Epigenetic
- Genome-wide association studies
- Meta-analyses
Mechanism
- Spasms in the bronchial muscles Bronchospasm
- Mucus
- Neutrophils Neutrophil
- CD4 T lymphocytes Helper T cell
- Mast cells Mast cell
- Basophils Basophil
- Macrophages Macrophage
- Respiratory epithelium
- Endothelial Endothelium
- Smooth muscle
- Thickening Hypertrophy
- Tissue beneath the lining Reticular connective tissue
- Matrix Extracellular matrix
- Blood vessels Blood vessel
- Nerve fibers
- Glands that produce mucus Mucous gland
- Hyperresponsiveness Bronchial hyperresponsiveness
- Edema
Diagnosis
- Peak flow Peak expiratory flow
- Examination Physical examination
- Global Initiative for Asthma
- Lung function Pulmonary function testing
- Bronchial provocation testing Bronchial challenge test
- FEV1/FVC ratio
- Methacholine
- Histamine
- Mannitol
- Cystic fibrosis
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
- Skin prick testing Skin allergy test
- IgE Immunoglobulin E
- Differential diagnosis
- Post-nasal drip
- Hyperventilation Hyperventilation syndrome
- Vocal cord dysfunction
- Heart conditions Heart condition
- Chronic rhinosinusitis Sinusitis
- Bacterial bronchitis Bronchitis
- Tuberculosis
- Foreign body aspiration
- Primary immunodeficiency
- Congenital heart disease Congenital heart defect
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome Primary ciliary dyskinesia
- Tracheal disorders Tracheomalacia
- Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Heart failure
- Lung embolism Pulmonary embolism
- Interstitial lung disease
Prevention
- Clinical guidelines Medical guideline
- Broad-spectrum antibiotics Broad-spectrum antibiotic
- In utero
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Breastfeeding
- Supplements Dietary supplement
Management
- Beta-blockers Beta blocker
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Acupuncture
- Air ionizers Air ioniser
- Osteopathic Osteopathy
- Chiropractic
- Physiotherapeutic Physical therapy
- Respiratory therapeutic Respiratory therapy
- Breathing exercises
- Nebulizers Nebulizer
- Dry-powder inhalers Dry-powder inhaler
- Pressurized metered dose inhaler Metered-dose inhaler
- Spacer Asthma spacer
- Spacers Inhaler spacer
- Inhaled corticosteroids
- Respirologist Pulmonology
- Allergist
- Short-acting β2 agonists Short-acting β-agonist
- Formoterol
- Leukotriene receptor antagonists
- Montelukast
- Tiotropium Tiotropium bromide
- Azithromycin
- Aeroallergens Aeroallergen
- Allergen-specific immunotherapy Allergen immunotherapy
- Biologics
- Bronchial thermoplasty
- Atopic disorders Allergy
- NICE guidelines National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Outlook
- Viral infections Viral disease
- Mortality rates Mortality rate
- The Global Burden of Disease Study Global Burden of Disease Study
Epidemiology
- Developed Developed country
- Developing countries
History
- Ebers Papyrus
- Yuan dynasty
- Incense
- Kyphi
- Hippocrates
- Maimonides
- Traditional Chinese medicine
- Young Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt
- Pathophysiology
- Chloroform liniment A.B.C. Liniment
- Medical treatment Pharmaceutical drug
- Intravenous Intravenous therapy
- Pilocarpine
- Hay fever
- Epinephrine Epinephrine (medication)
- Vasomotor
- Ataxia
- Vasodilation
- Alvan Barach
- Expiratory
- Psychosomatic illnesses Psychosomatic illness
- Talking cures Talking cure
- Isoprenaline
- Catecholamines Catecholamine
- Oral corticosteroids Oral corticosteroid
- Sputum
- Pressurized metered dose inhaler
- Isoproterenol
- Adrenergic receptors Adrenergic receptor
- Β1 Beta-1 adrenergic receptor
Society and culture
- Redlined Redlining
- Quality of life
- Fatigue
- Sleep problems Sleep disorder
- Difficulty concentrating Attentional control
- High-income countries High-income economy
- Low Low-income countries
- Middle-income countries
- HIV/AIDS
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Important terminology
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Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples
Extracted RDF-like relationships with confidence and source. The table includes structured facts and lower-confidence contextual relations.| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Asthma | Causes | Genetic and environmental factors | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Complications | Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), sinusitis, obstructive sleep apnea | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Deaths | Approximately 442,000 (2023) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms and spirometry | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Duration | Long term | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Frequency | Approximately 363 million (2023) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Pronunciation | .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Pronunciation | US: /ˈæzmə/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Risk factors | Air pollution, allergens, urban environments | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Specialty | Pulmonology | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Symptoms | Recurring episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, shortness of breath | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Treatment | Avoiding triggers, inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta2 agonists | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | Usual onset | Childhood | 1.00 | infobox |
| Asthma | causes | recurrent episodes of wheezing | 0.90 | text |
| Asthma | is a | common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways | 0.90 | text |
| Asthma | is a | absence of these inflammatory markers and the mechanisms are not well researched | 0.90 | text |
| Asthma | is a | type-2 low phenotype while sensitizer-induced occupational asthma is a type-2 high phenotype | 0.90 | text |
| Asthma | is a | kind of asthma distinguishable by recurrent | 0.90 | text |
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