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Guía de diagnóstico y tratamiento: asma bronquial en niños ≥ 6 años. Actualización 2021

Arch. argent. pediatr; 119 (4), 2021
En 1995 se publicó en Archivos Argentinos de Pediatría la primera “Guía de diagnóstico y tratamiento: asma bronquial en niños”. En 2007 y 2016 se realizaron actualizaciones. Luego de 5 años se presentan los nuevos contenidos. Las modificaciones más relevantes, aunque no las únicas, se observa...

Prevalencia de asma, rinitis, dermatitis atópica en escolares, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 2020
Prevalence of asthma, rhinitis, atopic dermatitis in schoolchildren, San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 2020

La prevalencia de las enfermedades atópicas va en aumento de manera impor- tante, especialmente en la población infantil a nivel mundial según la Organización Mundial de la Salud. Dentro de estas enfermedades están incluidas el asma, rinitis y la dermatitis atópica. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalen...

Clinical, laboratory, and functional characteristics of asthma-COPD overlap in patients with a primary diagnosis of COPD

J. bras. pneumol; 47 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the frequency of asthma-COPD overlap (ACO) in patients with COPD and to compare, from a clinical, laboratory, and functional point of view, patients with and without ACO, according to different diagnostic criteria. Methods: The participants underwent evaluation by a pulm...

Rol de la fracción espirada de oxido nítrico en el niño con diagnóstico de asma bronquial

El asma es la enfermedad respiratoria crónica pediátrica más frecuente. En la mayoría de los niños se caracteriza por inflamación de la vía aérea de tipo eosinofílica alérgica. La fracción espirada de óxido nítrico (FENO) es un biomarcador de inflamación eosinofílica de vía aérea, su me...

Técnica de oscilações forçadas na avaliação e manejo de crianças asmáticas: uma revisão narrativa

Asthma is considered the most prevalent chronic disease in children. The pulmonary function measurements are important in the evaluation of the disease, being able to confirm the diagnosis by demonstrating the reversibility of the obstruction as well as detecting risks of poor prognosis in the control of...

Consenso chileno SOCHINEP-SER para el diagnóstico y tratamiento del asma en el escolar

El asma bronquial es la enfermedad crónica más frecuente en la infancia. Sin embargo, en Chile existe un importante subdiagnóstico. Es fundamental estar atentos a los síntomas y signos que nos hacen sospechar el diagnóstico para iniciar un tratamiento oportuno, que asegure un buen control de la enfe...

Consenso chileno SOCHINEP-SER para el diagnóstico y tratamiento del asma en el escolar

Bronchial asthma is the most prevalent chronic condition among children, however, in Chile, it is underdiagnosed. This may be due to medical professionals failing to recognize the disease. It is essential to be aware of the symptoms and signs that are suggestive of the disease in order to begin an approp...

Diagnostic value of volumetric capnography in patients with chronic cough variant asthma

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the quantitative changes and diagnostic performance of volumetric capnography (VCap) parameters in patients with cough variant asthma. METHODS: This cross-sectional study enrolled 31 patients with cough variant asthma and 30 patients with chronic cough without asthma between Nove...

Body mass index, asthma, and respiratory symptoms: a population-based study

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To estimate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms and asthma, according to body mass index (BMI), as well as to evaluate factors associated with physician-diagnosed asthma, in individuals ≥ 40 years of age. Methods: This was a population-based cross-sectional study conducted ...

Static and dynamic evaluation of respiratory muscle strength in asthmatic children and adolescents

Abstract Objectives: to evaluate static and dynamic respiratory muscle strength in children and adolescents with asthma. Methods: cross-sectional study, involving 80 children and adolescents, 40 with asthma and 40 healthy controls. Biological and clinical characteristics were analyzed. The analysis o...