Cyanosis is the abnormal blue discoloration that occurs in the skin and mucous membrane by an increase in the deoxygenated hemoglobin levels to 5 g/dl. People with anemia do not develop Cyanosis until the oxygen saturation(SO2) has declined to lower levels than for a person with normal hemoglobin levels. People with polycythemia exhibit cyanosis at…
Category: Asthma
Asthma
Asthma is characterized by a diffuse inflammation of the airways. Cause a plurality causative factors that lead to partial or complete, reversible bronchoconstriction. The symptoms include dyspnea, thoracic tightness, coughing and wheezing. Diagnosis is based on history, physical examination and lung function tests. The treatment includes control of triggering factors and drug therapy, usually with…
What is Asthma: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment
Asthma is a chronic long-term lung disease that affects the airways, and makes it difficult to breath. Asthma is the inflammation of the air passages and will cause the airway that carries oxygen to the lungs to narrow, which makes it difficult to breath. The airways of the body are the lung organs that take…