Health Dictionary
Reliable, easy-to-read patient information on common medical conditions — written in plain language, free of jargon, and grounded in current evidence. Browse the most frequent diagnoses, understand what they mean for everyday life, and learn which steps and questions help you have a focused conversation with your doctor.
Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Reactive Airway Disease (RADS) is a term proposed by S.M. Brooks and colleagues in 1985 [1] to describe an asthma-like syndrome developing after a single exposure to high levels of an irritating vapor, fume, or smoke.[2] In time, however, it has evolved to be mistakenly used as a synonym for asthma[3]. Current usage of the term in the medical community is to describe an asthma-like syndrome in infants that may later be confirmed to be asthma when they become old enough to participate in diagnostic tests.
References
References
- ↑ S.M. Brooks, M.A. Weiss, I.L. Bernstein. “Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome (RADS): persistent asthma syndrome after high level irritant exposures”. Chest, Volume 88, 1985, 376-384. Retrieved 2007-8-28. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ John V. Fahy and Paul M. O’Byrne. ““Reactive Airways Disease”: A Lazy Term of Uncertain Meaning That Should Be Abandoned”. Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med., Volume 163, Number 4, March 2001, 822-823. Retrieved 2007-4-22. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Mayo Clinic Staff (Sep 4, 2006). “Reactive airway disease: Is it asthma?”. Mayo Clinic. Retrieved 2007-04-22.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]