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Asthama
Symptoms:

wheezing, coughing and chest tightness becoming severe and constant.

being too breathless to eat, speak or sleep.

breathing faster.

a fast heartbeat.

drowsiness, confusion, exhaustion or dizziness.

blue lips or fingers.

fainting.

Treatment:

1. Long-term asthma control medications, generally taken daily, are the cornerstone of asthma
treatment. ...

2. Quick-relief (rescue) medications are used as needed for rapid, short-term symptom relief
during an asthma attack. ...

3. Allergy medications may help if your asthma is triggered or worsened by allergies.

Rheumatic heart disease

Symptoms:

chest pain or discomfort.

shortness of breath.

swelling of the stomach, hands or feet.

fatigue.

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 rapid or irregular heart beat.

Treatment:
How is the rheumatic heart condition managed? Rheumatic heart disease has no known
treatment, and the damage to the heart valves is irreversible. Surgery is frequently necessary for
patients with severe rheumatic heart disease to replace or repair the damaged valve or valves.

Lung Cancer:
Symptoms:

Coughing that gets worse or doesn't go away.

Chest pain.

Shortness of breath.

Wheezing.

Coughing up blood.

Feeling very tired all the time.

Weight loss with no known cause.

Treatment:

Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of these therapies

may be used to treat non-small cell lung cancer patients. Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are
frequently used in the treatment of people with small cell lung cancer.

Vascular Inflammation:

Symptoms:
appetite

• weight loss
•fatigue

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 Treatment:

Medications. The most popular kind of medication used to treat vasculitis-related inflammation
is a corticosteroid, such as prednisone. Corticosteroid side effects can be significant, particularly
if you use them frequently. Diabetes, bone thinning, and weight gain are examples of potential
adverse effects.

Pneumonia

Symptoms:

a cough – which may be dry, or produce thick yellow, green, brown or blood-stained mucus
(phlegm)

difficulty breathing – your breathing may be rapid and shallow, and you may feel breathless,
even when resting.

rapid heartbeat.

high temperature.

feeling generally unwell.

sweating and shivering.

Treatment:
Rest, medications (if a bacterial infection is likely the cause), and plenty of water may typically
manage mild pneumonia at home. More serious situations could require hospital care.

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