PARACLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ASTHMA PATIENTS AT THE INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT 1 OF SAINT PAUL GENERAL HOSPITAL, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2020
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Objective: Describing the paraclinical characteristics of asthma patients at the internal medicine department 1, Saint Paul general hospital in November - December 2020. Method: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Research results: The majority of asthma patients were over 70 years old (40%), male (58%), with a family history of asthma (70%), no history of allergies (62%), and no childhood asthma (76%). Most patients had normal hemoglobin levels (90%), normal white blood cell (94%), and a normal neutrophil ratio (96%). All patients had eosinophil percentages within normal limits. The majority of patients had normal lung X-Ray images (78%). 12% of patients showed increased lung brightness and dark hilum, 6% of patients had signs of pneumonia. 100% of patients aged 20-60 had an FEV1 index above 80%. The majority of patients over 70 had an FEV1 index between 60% and 80% (85%). Conclusion: Most asthma patients, outside of asthma attacks, exhibited normal blood counts and lung function imaging. 100% of patients aged 20-60 had an fev1 index above 80%. Most patients over the age of 70 had an FEV1 index between 60% and 80% (85%).
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