CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ASTHMA PATIENTS AT THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT 1 OF SAINT PAUL GENERAL HOSPITAL, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2020
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Objective: Describe the clinical characteristics of bronchial asthma patients at the clinic Internal 1 Sain Paul Hospital November-December 2020. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Research: The majority of patients with asthma was over the age of 70 (40%), was male (58%), had a family history of asthma (70%), did not have a history of allergies (62%), and did not suffer from asthma in childhood (76%). Most patients had productive cough (60%), experienced episodes of nocturnal and weather-related shortness of breath (86%), and chest tightness, which occurred in 68% of cases. The majority of patients had a normal heart rate (92%), no fever (100%), and a normal respiratory rate (96%). Most patients did not exhibit accessory respiratory muscle involvement (98%), and lung auscultation reveals an absence of rales (92%) and stridor (98%).Top of Form Conclusion: The majority of patients aside from asthma attacks, exhibit systemic and normal physical symptoms.
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