Pathophysiology is the study of what is abnormal, or what causes normal physiological processes to be disturbed. Asthma is a chronic inflammatory problem of the lungs and bronchioles which is characterized by reversible bronchospasm that often result from an exaggerated response to a variety of stimuli. This is the pathophysiological response which the lungs take when assaulted by an allergen. What does all this mean? Well in the first place it means that asthma is not all in the mind and that it cannot be outgrown. It also means that it is a serious disease but is that you cannot catch it from someone else who has it. The pathophysiological changes resulted inflammation and symptoms such as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath. ...
