Cortisone shot for asthma?!


Question: Cortisone shot for asthma.?
Why would a doctor give you a cortisone shot for asthma.?Health Question & Answer


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Here is a case in point for everyone who answered this: study ------
Question:
I`m a lifelong sufferer of asthma. I`m no 43 years old and have developed a severe upper respitatory viral infection. At first, my physician put me on prednisone. But after 3 days on it, my heart rate shot up. So he`s taken me off prednisone and gave me a cortisone shot.
Two questions: 1) What`s the difference between prednisone and cortisone.? For some reason, I thought they were the same. 2) I`m trying to picture in my mind what the cortisone is doing inside my body. I tend to think of it keeping my airways open so I don`t develop pneumonia or have an asthma attack. Anything you can add to this or correct would be most appreciated.

Thanks!


Answer:
Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways of unknown cause. The inflammation makes the smooth muscle surrounding the airways more susceptible to contraction. Prednisone and cortisone belong to a group of medications (often referred to as corticosteroids, glucocorticoids or `steroids`) that can reduce the extent of inflammation and lessen the susceptibility and magnitude of airway narrowing. Thus, glucocorticoids can indeed help `keep your airways open`. Although the various glucocorticoids used for asthma therapy have similar anti-inflammatory actions, their relative potencies and routes of administration can differ.
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cortisone is type of corticosteriod.
asthma is a allergic inflamatory reaction which characterize by bronchial hyperresponsive to variety of stimulants. and corticosteriod have anti-inflamatory effect.

ya.. there should be a definite step to treat asthma patient. i mean, type of medicine n its doses is depend on the intensity of asthma(intermittent mild,persistent mild,moderate,severe).

inhale cortisone used perhaps to achieve better effect for quite severe patient who have unrespone to other milder type of medicineHealth Question & Answer

Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the respiratory tract and cortisone is a potent anti-inflammatory.Health Question & Answer

No, you'd get an epinephrine shot or start a course of prednisone.Cortisone is more for arthritis.Health Question & Answer



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