Definition : Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrow the airway in the lungs.
Major Types : a) Bronchial Asthma, b) Cardiac Asthma.
a) Bronchial Asthma : A condition marked by recurrent attacks of dyspenea, with airway inflamation and wheezing due to spasmodic constriction of the Bronchi is known as Bronchial Asthma. Mejor symptoms of Bronchial Asthma is a feeling of tightness in the chest, difficulty in breathing or shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing (perticularly at night).
b) Cardiac Asthma : Cardiac Asthma is a medical diagnosis of wheezing, coughing of shortness of breath due to congestive heart failure is known as Cardiac Asthma. Mejor symptoms of Cardiac Asthma is shortness of breath with or without wheezing, cough, rapid and shallow breathing, an increase in blood pressure and heart rate, a feeling of apprehension.