Contents:
- Medical Video: Asthma requiring hospitalisation
- Lifestyle disorders
- Sleep
- Physical activity
- Productivity
- Respiratory tract remodeling
- Inpatient
- Dead
Medical Video: Asthma requiring hospitalisation
You can suffer from various health complications if your symptoms of asthma are not handled properly. This can cause disruption to your lifestyle until you have to stay in the hospital or even die.
Lifestyle disorders
Sleep
Some asthma patients experience symptoms of their illness at night. If this continues, it will lead to serious sleep disorders. Chronic sleep disorders can interfere with your ability to move properly during work or school. This disorder can be very dangerous when driving or working with a machine.
Physical activity
Asthma can block some people from cardiovascular or sports training activities. Lack of exercise can result in the risk of other health problems and weight gain. Lack of physical activity can also lead to depression and other psychological stress.
Productivity
Severe and continuous symptoms of asthma can result in many absences in the office or school. According to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), asthma is the main reason for children not to enter school.
Respiratory tract remodeling
For some people, asthma can cause chronic inflammation in the respiratory tract. This can cause permanent changes in the structure of the respiratory tract if not properly treated. This is commonly called respiratory tract remodeling. This change will occur in all cell structures and tissues in the asthma tract. This change can result in loss of lung function and chronic cough. Permanent changes that may occur are:
- Thickening of the respiratory tract wall
- Increase mucus glands and mucus production
- Increases blood supply in the respiratory tract
Inpatient
According to AAFA, asthma contributes about a quarter of the total number of patients who fill the hospital emergency room at U.S. Fortunately, almost everyone can survive even from an acute asthma attack with emergency care.
Symptoms that indicate that you should immediately seek emergency help are:
- Extreme breathing difficulties
- Pain in the chest
- Difficulty walking or talking
- Bluish spots on the skin
At the hospital, you will be given oxygen through a mask or hose. You definitely need a fast response or steroid dose. You will be monitored for several hours until it is stable. In some cases, a breathing tube may be inserted into your respiratory tract to regulate the flow of air into your lungs so that your asthma symptoms can be controlled.
Dead
Some asthma attacks can clog the air flow. This can lead to respiratory system failure and even death if not treated immediately. However, AAFA also indicates that many of these deaths can be prevented by handling emergencies that are correct according to the symptoms.
