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WELLBEING
Issue No. 526 - 2021 - Ras Al Khaimah Municipality Magazine
Breathe well …
Be well ….
Asthma means different things to Dr. Dania Chawki Kamal
different people. dano988@hotmail.com
So what does it mean to you?
Asthma is a chronic inflammation of the airways in the The diagnosis of asthma should be based on two key de-
lungs, this airways allow air to come in and out of the fining features:
lungs, when inflamed they become even more swollen and • A history of characteristic symptom patterns that in-
the muscles around them can tighten when exposing to trig- crease at night or early morning, during or after exer-
gers. This makes it difficult for air to move in and out of cise, during certain seasons, after laughing or crying,
the lungs, causing symptoms such as coughing, wheezing, when exposed to common asthma triggers.
shortness of breath and chest tightness. • Variable expiratory airflow limitation based on lung
function test called spirometry that can be done through
Burden of asthma
300 million individuals are estimated to be affected glob-
ally with increasing prevalence especially among children
contributing to school and work absence and high Health
care expenditure
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