Tag: Vasculitis
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Peripheral Artery Disease
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Warning: • There is only one localizations of atheromatous disease. • severe coronary disease: 30-50% of patients. • Hypertension is often associated with a renal artery stenosis in this field: attention to angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) and angiotensin II antagonists. • The arteritic often dies of cardiac and cerebral complications +++. • Medical treatment has…
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Asthma
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– BHR (BHR) is almost constant but not specific for asthma (it can be seen in bronchitis, COPD, DDB, abortion). It can also be induced by drugs (beta blockers, ACE …). – Histamine causes bronchoconstriction by direct effect on the smooth muscle. Other bronchoconstrictors products are: leukotriene, thromboxane, prostaglandin D2 PG; acetylcholine; Substance P; α…
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