Description of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for chronic bronchitis and pulmonary emphysema. As the name implies this is a lower respiratory diseases – mainly lung tissue where there is an obstacle…
Problems with exhalation
Other names: the impossibility of breath, inability to expiration, the heaviness of breath, expiratory dyspnea
They are technically called expiratory dyspnea and typical for patients suffering from asthma, for which might be caused by an acute event or during an attack worse.
Exhalation of the patient is greatly extended compared to inspiration and is usually accompanied by clearly audible whistling sound. The problem is the contraction of muscle in the bronchioles.Asthmatic should be in case of an attack or in case of worsening difficulties equipped with an inhaled drug. If this is the first attack yet undiagnosed asthma or if you are sick medication forget, it is necessary to call an ambulance.
Another possible cause of stenosis of bronchioles their congestion or blockage of mucus (eg. Ininflammatory diseases and in case of irritation of the bronchioles inhalation of toxic gases). If the cause is unclear and if it is not directly on dyspnoea, you need to see a GP to exclude pulmonary disease in a significant breathlessness to deliver the emergency room.
Sicknesses with this symptom:
Bronchial asthma
Description asthma Bronchial asthma is one of the most common diseases of modern times. We characterize it as a disease affecting our airwaysfrom them especially bronchi. It’s a disease that modern medical science can not yet be cured, but with…