Bronchospasm

Bronchospasm is a medical term of art that refers to the spasm of the muscles, which span the airways. A bronchospasm occurs in asthma, but also by inhalation of vapors and smoke.

This narrows by the cramping of muscles bronchienumspannenden the diameter of the airways and produces an increase in breathing resistance (obstruction ). From this relationship, thus obstructive pulmonary disease can be derived.