What is Asthma & COPD? How Asthma & COPD are interrelated to each other?
Asthma & COPD can be defined as two separate yet congruous conditions. The definition of asthma is an allergic reaction in the respiratory tract, while the definition of COPD is a chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) that causes restriction or airway narrowing. Asthma refers to an allergic reaction that results in breathing problems and shortness of breath while COPD deals with a condition that causes the same problems but also affects the heart and lungs. These two conditions often exhibit quite similar symptoms such as wheezing, tightness in the chest, increased coughing, shortness of breath, and chest or abdominal discomfort. The American Heart Association and the American Society for Nutrition state that "both chronic and allergic asthma is not caused by the same underlying pathophysiologic mechanisms", and that "cogitive and allergic asthma may have different causes, but most likely the underlying disorder is still present". In an effort to cat...