The article offers clinical information on asthma in older adults. Classic signs of asthma include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Asthma is triggered by airborne allergens, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or exercise. According to the author, asthma is manageable ...
Allergic Asthma Symptoms and Common Signs What is Allergic Asthma? Allergic asthma, or allergy-induced asthma, is a type of asthma that is triggered or made worse by allergies.Asthma and allergies often go hand-in-hand. In fact, up to 90 percent of children and 60 percent of adults with ...
Atypical or additional signs and symptoms (eg, hemoptysis, weight loss, night sweats, signs of bronchiectasis or other structural lung disease) Chronic airway disease is suspected but few features of asthma and COPD are present Comorbidities are present that may interfere with assessment and manage...
Patients may be educated on what asthma is, the continuing long-term management for good asthma control, and prompt awareness and self-management of signs of asthma exacerbations. 3.2. Subjects Patients and their families, neighbors, and caretakers of older adults should be educated sufficiently. ...
Asthma in Adults 喜欢 0 阅读量: 17 作者:Baker,James P.摘要: Asthma, or acute reversible obstructive airways disease (ROAD), is a major respiratory disease affecting approximately eight million people in the United States. The disease is characterized by attacks of wheezing dyspnea with coughing ...
It is of crucial importance to recognize properly the early signs of an exacerbation, judge its severity, and promptly start the treatments. The strategy of the treatment of an asthma exacerbation includes the repeated administration of rapid-acting inhaled bronchodilators, the early introduction of ...
Objectives - To investigate the association between asthma and acute bronchitis in adults and to ascertain criteria to help general practitioners (GPs) differentiate between acute bronchitis and asthma. Design - Descriptive study. Setting - Primary health care centre in The Netherlands. Patients - 192...
The prevalence of current asthma, asthma-like symptoms, all signs of asthma and physician-confirmed asthma in the age group of 45 to 65 years were significantly higher compared to other age groups (P-value< 0.05). Meanwhile, AR were more prevalent in young people aged 20–29 years ...
Signs and symptoms History The clinician should establish whether the patient has any of the following symptoms: Wheezing: A musical, high-pitched whistling sound produced by airflow turbulence is one of the most common symptoms of asthma. The wheezing is usually during exhalation. Cough: Usually,...
Conclusions. These results suggest higher frequency of asthma symptoms among adults with WRA and underscore the need for optimal asthma management in individuals with WRA. 展开 关键词: asthma Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System respiratory signs and symptoms occupational health ...