Clinical characteristics of bronchial asthma in Respiratory Department of Bach Mai Hospital in 2002
- Author:
Hoang Hong Thai
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
bronchial asthma
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Asthma;
Therapeutics
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;478(4):4-6
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
63 cases of bronchus asthma were treated at Bach Mai hospital from January 1st to November 3th 2002, among them, female patients accounted for 68.2%, aged 41-70 years, 46% of patients experienced 20 years of the disease, 49.2% admitted to hospital due to dypneae, 41.8% due to respiratory infection. In severe cases, 100% had breath difficulty, 85.7% had respiratory muscle contrection, 57.1% had heart disease, 42.9% had alveolar murmur, 28.6% had slow breathing, 14.2% had blood hypotension. All patients of severe condition had had ventilation disorder, pulmonary obstruction. Tiffeneau index decreased more than Gaensler index.
