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  2. Asthma-COPD overlap - Wikipedia

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    Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Overlap (ACO), also known as Asthma-COPD Overlap Syndrome (ACOS), is a chronic inflammatory, obstructive airway disease in which features of both asthma and COPD predominate. Asthma and COPD were once thought of as distinct entities; however, in some, there are clinical features of both asthma ...

  3. Obstructive lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Types of obstructive lung disease include asthma, bronchiectasis, bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although COPD shares similar characteristics with all other obstructive lung diseases, such as the signs of coughing and wheezing , they are distinct conditions in terms of disease onset, frequency of symptoms, and ...

  4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - Wikipedia

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    Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. [8] GOLD 2024 defined COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms (dyspnea or shortness of breath, cough, sputum production or exacerbations) due to abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis ...

  5. Exhaled breath condensate - Wikipedia

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    Patients with COPD and asthma have been demonstrated to have increased levels of reactive oxygen species [13] and histamine after bronchial challenge (Ratnawatti 2008). The content of exhaled breath condensate, however, is also strongly affected by physiological factors, such as diet, [ 14 ] physical exercise [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] and even ...

  6. Bronchoconstriction - Wikipedia

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    Corticosteroids: Inhaled corticosteroids (e.g. fluticasone, budesonide) are typically used when bronchoconstrictive disease has advanced to a persistent inflammatory state, more specifically in persistent or severe asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

  7. Occupational lung disease - Wikipedia

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    Asthma is a respiratory disease that can begin or worsen due to exposure at work and is characterized by episodic narrowing of respiratory airways. Occupational asthma has a variety of causes, including sensitization to a specific substance, causing an allergic response; or a reaction to an irritant that is inhaled in the workplace.

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