Method for diagnosing and treating bronchial asthma

a technology for asthma and bronchial cavity, applied in the direction of biocide, plant growth regulator, pharmaceutical non-active ingredients, etc., can solve the problems of asthma adversely affected by pollution, and inability to diagnose asthma

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-12-25
AL THALLAB FATEMA SALEM
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It has been reported that asthma is the number one chronic illness for children and is a significant cause of infants' deaths.
It addition, it is well known that asthma is adversely affected by pollution.
These problems are often exasperated by air born irritants such as smoke, exercise, viral infections etc.
When a patient encounters such problems, it means that the individual's airway is obstructed and the lungs are not receiving sufficient air.
Typically, the airways become obstructed due to the lining of the airways becoming irritated and swollen and because the airways tighten causing them to narrow.
However, most of the drugs prescribed have the potential for negative side effects.
For example, asthma treatment can cause depression, dizziness, fatigue, impotence, liver damage etc.
In addition, some medications are effective for some patients but less effective with others.

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[0013]A diagnostic method and method for treating patients with Bronchial Asthma will now be described in connection with FIGS. 1-3. As illustrated in FIG. 1, a diagnostic method 20 includes a step 22 of dividing or categorizing asthma into three types i.e. Type I (wet type) as indicated by box 24, Type II (dry type) as indicated by box 26 and Type III (mixed type) as indicated by box 28. The division of the three types is based on differences in symptoms.

[0014]The criteria for diagnosing the different types of asthma were developed based on the examination and treatment of numerous patients. The criteria are based on the age of the patient, the age at initial attack (onset of the presentation) or the severity of the initial attack(s), chest findings, evidence of other symptoms as well as the results of any previous treatments tried and used.

[0015]Differences in chest findings for the different types of Bronchial Asthma are described as follows: Type I (wet type)—chest examination w...

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A method for diagnosing and treating a bronchial asthma by classifying a patient's asthma as Type I, Type II or Type III based on the patient's symptoms is disclosed. The symptoms for the three types of asthma are disclosed together with recommended treatment guidelines for each type to optimize treatment regiments based on symptoms.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention relates to a method for diagnosing and treating bronchial asthma and more particularly to a method and treatment based on categorizing bronchial asthma into three types and optimizing treatment based on the type of asthma encountered.BACKGROUND FOR THE INVENTION[0002]It has been reported that asthma is the number one chronic illness for children and is a significant cause of infants' deaths. It has also been reported that over twenty million Americans have asthma. It addition, it is well known that asthma is adversely affected by pollution. For this reason, there has been a significant increase in asthma cases in Kuwait since the Gulf War and the fire set in the Kuwait oil fields by the retreating Iraqi troops.[0003]Bronchial Asthma typically causes decreased lung function, bronchial inflammation, coughing, wheezing and tightness in the chest. These problems are often exasperated by air born irritants such as smoke, exercise, viral infectio...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61K49/04A61K31/56A61P11/06
CPCA61K31/56A61P11/06
Inventor AL-THALLAB, FATEMA SALEM
Owner AL THALLAB FATEMA SALEM
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