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    Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, especially at night or in the morning. It involves inflammation of the airways, which can cause widespread but variable airflow obstruction in the lungs that is often reversible with treatment. The pathology of asthma shows inflammation and constriction of the airways in an asthma patient compared to the clear, open airways of a non-asthma patient.

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    Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, especially at night or in the morning. It involves inflammation of the airways, which can cause widespread but variable airflow obstruction in the lungs that is often reversible with treatment. The pathology of asthma shows inflammation and constriction of the airways in an asthma patient compared to the clear, open airways of a non-asthma patient.

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    Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that causes wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing, especially at night or in the morning. It involves inflammation of the airways, which can cause widespread but variable airflow obstruction in the lungs that is often reversible with treatment. The pathology of asthma shows inflammation and constriction of the airways in an asthma patient compared to the clear, open airways of a non-asthma patient.

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    Asthma

    A Presentation on Asthma Management and Prevention


    What is Asthma?
     Chronic disease of the airways that may cause
    Wheezing
    Breathlessness
    Chest tightness
    Nighttime or early morning coughing

     Episodes are usually associated with


    widespread, but variable, airflow obstruction
    within the lung that is often reversible either
    spontaneously or with treatment.
    Pathology of Asthma

    Asthma
    involves
    inflammation of
    the airways

    Normal Asthma

    Source: “What You and Your Family Can Do About Asthma” by the Global Initiative For Asthma
    Created and funded by NIH/NHLBI, 1995

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