Respiratory System Disorders and Therapy From a New - Louis Bolk ...

it were, dynamically poisoned by the nerve-sensory functions that originate in the head
(figure 3.1.). Movement is slowed down and can even come to a complete standstill. The
asthma process has a decelerated dynamic that is characteristic of all chronic processes.
Recovery of normal function may not be achieved completely in disease-free periods. There
is a strong tendency towards relapse and chronicity.
The signs and symptoms of asthma point in the direction that we had already observed
in the pathophysiology (table 2.1.): a dysbalance that expresses itself in a tendency to
consolidation, hyperreactivity, and diminished dissolution on all levels (section 2.4.3.).
The morphological changes in the airways tend towards morphology that is characteristic
of the skull and the functional changes correspond to increased activity of the nervous
system.
The characteristic healthy tendencies in shape and function of head, nerve, and sense
organs are related to the tendencies we found in the diseased respiratory tract in
asthma.
This can be compared to what will be said in section 3.2.5. about pneumonia.
3.2. Characterization of Pneumonia
We will examine the described signs and symptoms of the pneumonia patient in light of
the clinical and pathophysiological characterization of sections 2.3.1., 2.3.2., and 2.4.4.
3.2.1. Metabolic Changes
Increased Metabolism
The infectious processes of pneumonia increase the metabolism in the lungs.
In the inflammation phase of the healing process, debris — consisting of dead tissue,
bacteria, and such — is normally opsonized, removed, and digested (Bie et al 2008. Ch.