The symptoms of chronic cardiopulmonary disease caused by chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma at early stage
- Author:
Do Thi Van
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bronchitis, bronchial asthma
- MeSH:
Bronchitis, Chronic;
Asthma
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(11):10-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study included 64 patients with chronic cardiopulmonary disease caused by chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma at early stage in Viet Tiep Hai Phong Hospital between 2002 and 2003. Results: Patients who are over 50 years of age accounted for 89.1%; male 87.5%; female 12.5%. Patients had disease duration more than 10 years were 84.2%. Commonest clinical symptoms were breath shortness in excise (100%), tachycardia (87.5%). Major laboratory findings: hyperleukocytosis (34.4%), increased sedimentation rate (37.5%), ECG right axis (40.6%), pulmonary P wave (100%), absence of right ventricular hypertrophy (100%). On Doppler ultrasonography: flat a wave (65.6%), pulmonary hypertension (65.6%)
