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Cardiac Asthma

呼吸内科

Common symptoms

湿啰音、心血管堵塞、月经推迟、哮鸣音、粉红色泡沫样痰、商鲁翔、阵发性夜间呼吸困难、发绀、心脏扩大、气喘、气急

The pathology of disease

Cardiac asthma is wheezing, cough, and orthopnea due to left-heart failure and pulmonary congestion (not bronchial asthma). Clinical: paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, wheezing, rales, elevated filling pressures. Treatment: treat underlying heart failure (diuretics/ACEi/oxygen/CPAP); distinguish from bronchial asthma; avoid excessive beta-agonists; treat the cardiac cause.

Common Symptoms

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea; wheezing/cough; orthopnea; rales; left-heart failure signs

Causes and Pathogenesis

Left-heart failure causes pulmonary congestion and bronchial mucosal edema, producing wheeze.

Treatment

Diuretics/ACEi/oxygen/CPAP; treat HF; distinguish from bronchial asthma

Preventive Measures

Treat heart failure; control volume overload.

Department to Visit

It is recommended to visit the Cardiology/Heart-failure department; an appointment can be booked on this platform before the visit.

Warm reminder: The above information is for health science reference only and cannot replace professional medical diagnosis. If you have related symptoms, please seek medical attention at a regular hospital promptly.