The relation between lung function change and clinical symptoms of asthma in children
- Author:
Nguyen Tien Dung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lung, lung function, sign, asthma, children
- MeSH:
Asthma;
Child;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Vietnamese Medicine
2005;0(12):7-13
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Studying on measurement of lung function and comparing the clinical symptoms with lung function change was carried out in 31 children from 7 to 15 years of age with asthma. Results: All of lung function indicators in the exacerbations of asthma children were decreased, such as FVC% and FEV1% < 80% compared with predicted, PEF and FEV1/ FVC% < 75%. There was relation between clinical symptoms with lung function. The more severe clinical signs were the more decreased indicators of measured lung function
