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Bronchial asthma (overview)

Bronchial asthma (overview) Definition Variable, intermittent, fully or partially reversible airway obstruction due to airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Clinically, bronchial asthma is characterised by attacks of dyspnoea due to bronchoconstriction. Status asthmaticus is defined as a s...

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