bronchospasm

Etiology

• vagus nerve stimulation
• extrinsic allergens, asthma
• release of cytokines
• external physical & chemical injury
• airway hypothermia
• other factors
  • exercise
• drugs inducing bronchospasm
  • beta adrenergic receptor antagonists (beta-blockers)
  • non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
    • acetylsalicylic acid
    • indomethacin
    • ibuprofen
    • naproxen
    • mefenamate
    • fenoprofen
  • Isuprel
  • drugs inducing pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia
  • nebulized medications

Diagnostic procedures

• exercise test for bronchospasm
• provocation inhalation challenge test

Management

• stop offending medications
• avoid environmental
• see asthma

More general terms

• sign/symptom

Additional terms

• bronchospastic pulmonary disease
• pulmonary infiltrates with eosinophilia (PIE) syndrome