⁰⁰⁷ ℂ𝕃𝔸ℝ𝕀𝔽𝕐 *Making Medicine Clearer* ᴾᵒʷᵉʳᵉᵈ ᵇʸ ᵂᵉᵀʰᵉᴰᵒᶜᵗᵒʳˢ 𝙰𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚖𝚊 𝚟𝚜. 𝙲𝙾𝙿𝙳 Wₕy ₜₕₑ ₘᵢₓ-ᵤₚ? Both cause difficulty in breathing, wheezing, and chronic cough. But their root causes and behavior are quite distinct. 🌬️ 𝙰𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚖𝚊 Definition: A reversible inflammatory airway disease that causes bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Asthma often begins in childhood and is triggered by allergens, cold air, or exercise. Symptoms come in episodes and are reversible with inhalers. It’s linked to immune hypersensitivity and often coexists with eczema or allergic rhinitis. ────────────── Vs. ────────────── 🚬 𝙲𝙾𝙿𝙳 Definition: A progressive lung disease mainly caused by smoking, combining chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD develops over years, mostly in older adults. It leads to irreversible airflow obstruction, chronic cough, sputum production, and breathlessness. Management focuses on slowing progression, improving quality of life, and preventing exacerbations. ℂ𝕃𝔸ℝ𝕀𝔽𝕀𝔼𝔻 Asthma = reversible, inflammatory, often allergic COPD = progressive, mostly smoker-related, irreversible Understanding these helps provide the right long-term care. 𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔. *_WeTheDoctors™ | © 2025_*