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Descriptor
English
:
Asthma
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Asma
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Asma
Synonyms
English
:
Asthma, Bronchial
Bronchial Asthma
Tree Number:
C08.127.108
C08.381.495.108
C08.674.095
C20.543.480.680.095
SP4.001.012.143.134
SP4.046.452.698.904.175
Definition
English
:
A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (
RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY
), airway
INFLAMMATION
, and intermittent
AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION
. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and
dyspnea
(
DYSPNEA
, PAROXYSMAL).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note specifics;
ASTHMA
, CARDIAC see
DYSPNEA
, PAROXYSMAL is also available; in historical
literature
consider indexing "phthisic" here; "phthisis" probably goes under
TUBERCULOSIS
, PULMONARY
See Related
English
:
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
1257
Unique Identifier:
D001249
Occurrence in VHL
:
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