Asthma Lexicon: Mediators of Inflammation...Then it releases mediators of inflammation that cause airway inflammation. This is what causes asthma symptoms.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What Are Mediators Of Inflammation? Part 1...They are tiny proteins that mediate inflammation. Some cause inflammation and others reduce inflammation.... By John Bottrell, RRT2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Asthma Subgroups: The 4 Types of Airway Inflammation...These granules include many mediators of inflammation.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Is there literature on non-respiratory inflammation to an acute asthma attack?...Are there scientific literature that indicates a relation between a non-respiratory inflammation (e.g., diverticulitis + kidney stone) to an acute asthma...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
The Link Between Asthma and Pneumonia...However, asthma is chronic inflammation that is present without infection, whereas pneumonia is a lung infection that causes inflammation.... By Samuel Taylor3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
What Are Hyperactive Airways (Twitchy Airways)? ...The inflammation worsens when exposed to your asthma triggers.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
What Causes Asthma?...Airway inflammation has a central role in causing symptoms of asthma. Inflammation normally helps your body fight off infections.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
Confusion about Asthma Diagnosis...I was put on 2 different inhalers to reduce the inflammation, but it was not not working. I had to use my rescue inhaler multiple times every day....Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesDiagnosisAllergies
Mrs Ishbel Kirkland...Prednisolone tablets are the only thing that reduce inflammation but my doctors have stopped them unless I have a wheeze. What do I do?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
How Do Viruses Cause/Trigger Asthma?...They also "mediate" inflammation.... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Is It Asthma or COPD... or Both?...The underlying cause of airway inflammation is different.... By Kathi MacNaughton3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Nasal Polyps...I was already treating nasal inflammation and asthma-related inflammation through my biologic. I thought once you had them, they were here to stay.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
"Oh, It's A Virus."...In order to be able to treat inflammation, we need to know what kind of inflammation we are dealing with.... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Asthma Subgroups: Th2 Dominant Asthma...They release chemicals (mediators of inflammation) that either directly or indirectly cause airway inflammation. ... By John Bottrell, RRT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
The Effect of Ginger on Asthma...Each of these tests assists in the diagnosis of asthma and determines inflammation in the airways.... By Ashlen Wilder2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Adding to the Diagram...My crazy inflammation and my ongoing roller coaster ride with eosinophilia, while not all my inflammation is connected to processes related to eosinophilia... By Dia SWS2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
The Early Phase Asthma Attack ...Some reduce inflammation, although the ones we are concerned about are the ones that cause inflammation. In our case, they cause airway inflammation.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
When Does Asthma Become COPD?...The cause may be a different type of inflammation, such as neutrophilic inflammation.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Links Between Dehydration And Asthma...It’s used by the immune system to cause inflammation. This inflammation helps trap and kill pathogens.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Why Do Colds Hit Asthmatics Harder Than Non-Asthmatics?...They enact an immune response that causes airway inflammation, and this inflammation causes cold symptoms.... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
