Asthma

Patients

Symptoms

Treatment and managing syptoms

Causes and triggers

Taking medication

  • Using inhalers
  • Allergies
  • Exercise
  • Infections

Complications

  • Feeling tired all the time
  • Underperformance at work / school
  • Stress, anxiety, depression
  • Unplanned visits to your GP
  • Lung infections
  • Delays in growth / puberty
  • People of all ages
  • A tight chest
  • Wheezing
  • Coughing
  • Severe (and possibly life-threatening) asthma attacks (exacerbation)
  • Stress
  • Hyperinflation
  • If untreated, it can lead to death

Reliever inhalers

Genetics

Environmental triggers

  • Smoke
  • Pollution
  • Cold weather
  • Fragrances
  • Certain genes identified
  • Family history
  • Reduced early exposure to bacteria and viruses
  • Dust
  • Medications
  • Dyspnea (difficulty breathing)

Types of asthma

  • Intermittent
  • Mild persistent
  • Moderate persistent
  • Severe persistent

Preventer inhalers

  • Taking tablets
  • Reduce the presence of triggers