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1: What is ASTHMA?
| It is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to have excess mucus and to tighten reducing air reaching the lungs. |
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2: Is there a difference between ASTHMA and PNEUMONIA?
| "Yes,ASTHMA is a disease that causes the airways of the lungs to tighten.PNEUMONIA is the infection of the lungs themselves.Though ASTHMA can lead to PNEUMONIA." |
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3: What is an ASTHMATIC attack?
| This occurs when your lungs do not get sufficient air because of the tightening of the airways. |
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4: What causes ASTHMA?
| ASTHMA and ASTHMATIC attacks are caused by and excess reaction to triggers like mold, dust mites , cigarette smoke,jiko smoke, cockroaches, cats, dogs and pollen. |
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5: How do I prevent an ASTHMA attack?
| Step 1: Talk to a Doctor, to make a proper diagnosis and make a treatment plan for you
Step 2: Stict to your Doctor's plan for managing your asthma
Step 3: Avoid your triggers by e.g Asthma-Proofing Your Home or stopping to smoke cigarettes |
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6: Is there a difference between ASTHMA and BRONCHITIS?
| Yes, in ASTHMA, has there is excess mucus as well as tightening of the airways while in BRONCHITIS, there is only excess mucus in the airways due to inflammation usually as a result of infection. |
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7: Does ASHTMA run in families?
| In majority of times, there is usually a relative who has ASTHMA or ALLERGIES. |
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8: Is there a relation between ASTHMA and ECZEMA?
| Yes, both are exaggerated reactions to triggers.ECZEMA is the reaction in the skin while ASTHMA is the reaction in the airways. |
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10: What are fibroids?
| These are non cancerous growths that develop within the uterus of women.They are due to abnormal growth of the smooth muscles normally found in the wall of the uterus. |
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11: What causes fibroids?
| The exact cause is not known. However some factors increase the risk of getting fibroids like a family history of fibroids, race (it occurs in black people more than Caucasians), not having conceived any children,conceiving children later in life and obesity. |
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12: Can fibroids be prevented?
| No specific measure has been found to help prevent the development of fibroids. |
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13: How common are fibroids?
| Mainly affects women in the reproductive age group, 20 to 40% of women may have fibroids.It is uncommon in women who are less than 20 years and more common in women above 30 years. |
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14: What are the main signs and symptoms of fibroids ?
| Commonly heavy menstrual bleeding that may lead to anaemia, bleeding between periods, back pain and pressure in the lower abdomen. |
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15: How are fibroids diagnosed?
| If you suspect that you have fibroids, then visit your doctor who will take your medical history and carry out a medical examination.The Doctor then will request for tests like a pelvic ultrasound, hysteroscopy, ct scan or mri. The test will depend on what the Doctor needs to find. |
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16: Will the removal of my Uterus due to fibroids make me sterile?
| Yes, with the removal of the uterus you will not be able to conceive a child. |
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17: Will the removal of my Uterus due to fibroids reduce my sex drive?
| Not necessarily.Sex drive has an element of hormonal control as well as psychological control.When the uterus is removed, the ovaries are left intact, most of the time, hence hormonal balance is rarely affected.With worries of not being a "woman" due to the removal of the uterus, this may psychologically reduce the sex drive.counseling in mandatory. |
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18: Can fibroids be treated?
| Yes. It has a medical and surgical management.The management will depend on the age of the woman, the number of children a woman has, the size of the fibroid, the location of the fibroid and the severity of the signs and symptoms.You doctor will dictate the course of management. |
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19: What are the medical options to treat fibroids?
| Fibroids should be managed by your Doctor.(S)he may prescribe Pain killers, contraceptives to regularize bleeding, medications to reduce the size of the fibroids and supportive medicines like iron supplements to treat anaemia. |
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20: What are the surgical options to treat fibroids?
| It is important to discuss the medical options with your Doctor as regards the surgical options the main ones being myomectomy, where the fibroid is removed and the uterus is left intact, and hysterectomy , where the entire uterus is removed together with the fibroid. |
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21: Are fibroids cancerous?
| No fibroids are benign. Very rarely they transform into a cancerous tumor (less than 1%). A warning sign is the rapid growth of the fibroid especially in post menopausal women. |
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22: Can i get pregnant if i have fibroids?
| Yes you can in a majority of times.If you have fibroids and are planning to have a child you have to be followed up closely by your obstetrician. |
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23: How do fibroids affect pregnancy?
| If they are small(in majority of cases) then you can have a normal pregnancy.If the fibroids are large they reduce the space for the baby causing malpresentation, early labour, miscarriage or placenta separation and bleeding. |
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24: What is a migraine?
| A migraine headache is throbbing usually one sided and associated with nausea (sensation of vomiting), vomiting, sensitivity to light, sound, and smells, sleep disruption and depression. Attacks are often recurrent and tend to become less severe as the migraine sufferer ages.
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25: What causes a migraine headache?
| The cause is unknown, but there is usually a trigger that causes it. |
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26: Do Migraine headaches run in families?
| Often there is a family history of migraine headaches. |
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27: Why is it difference of Migraine headaches from other headaches?
| Migraine headaches have more symptoms (throbbing usually one sided and associated with nausea (sensation of vomiting), vomiting; sensitivity to light, sound, and smells; sleep disruption; and depression) than âregularâ headaches |
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28: How long do Migraine headaches last?
| They can last fro 4 to 72 hours |
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29: What are these triggers that cause migraine headaches?
| A trigger is anything that initiates or starts the process of the migraine headaches. The triggers of migraine headaches vary from:
⢠Alcohol
⢠Change in weather
⢠Exercise
⢠Foods that contain caffeine
⢠Bright lights
⢠Hormonal changes in women
⢠Hunger
⢠Lack of sleep
⢠Some Medications
⢠Perfume
⢠Stress
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30: Are migraine headaches more common in men or women?
| Migraine headaches affects women 3 times more than men.17% of women vs 6% of men have experienced a migraine headache in their lifetime |
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| NOTE: FAQs are authored by the Ask-a-doc panel of Doctors |
