by Rutgers University Obstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma. Credit: Yale Rosen/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 2.0 When taking medicine during an asthma attack, patients with the most severe form of asthma produce in their airways special substances that block the...
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER IMAGE: KATHERINE CAHILL, MD, MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL ASTHMA RESEARCH IN THE DIVISION OF ALLERGY, PULMONARY, AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AT VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER. CREDIT: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Type 2 diabetes patients who also have asthma are benefitting from a diabetes medication, typically given to help the pancreas produce...
