Introdução: Um dos efeitos do corticoide sistêmico é a redução do número e da ação dos eosinófilos. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a ação do corticoide inalatório (CI) sobre os eosinófilos periféricos (EoP). Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo retrospectivo de prontuários eletrônicos de...
Objetivo. Investigar las tasas de trastornos respiratorios y del sueño en los niños cuyas madres se sometieron a una amniocentesis. Materiales y métodos. Se incluyó a niños cuyas madres se sometieron a una amniocentesis en el segundo trimestre (entre las 16 y las 20 semanas) y otros sin procedimien...
Obesity and bronchial asthma have suffered a sustained increase in its prevalence worldwide. The relationship between both entities has been widely studied especially in the adult population. Obesity has been shown to be a risk factor for new bronchial asthma diagnoses and vice versa; and that both alter...
The main source of Vitamin D is the bioconversion of 7-dehydrocholesterol to cholecalciferol, however, the level of sun exposition has been drastically reduced during the last decades, so it is not unusual to find a high deficit of Vitamin D in the population. There is evidence to suggest that the defici...
Asthma is a chronic obstructive respiratory disease with high prevalence in children. Several factors may trigger asthma symptoms, including exercise, which can lead to exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). Although physical exercise may represent a risk factor for triggering bronchial obstruction ...
Patients hospitalized for acute asthma treated with a pre-established algorithm could decrease hospital stay and critical bed (PICU) requirement. The objective of this article was to implement and evaluate the impact of a pre-established algorithm to treat children hospitalized for acute asthma. It is a ...
Antecedentes: el asma es la enfermedad crónica más frecuente en la infancia, aun con medicamentos eficaces y seguros, muchos permanecen sin control.
Objetivo: determinar el nivel de control del asma que tienen los pacientes que acuden al Departamento de Neumología del Hospital Infantil Doctor Robert ...
Una joven de 23 años con asma leve intermitente se presenta a la consulta médica. Se plantea cuál es la mejor alternativa para su tratamiento: el uso de broncodilatadores de acción corta a demanda (SABA, por sus iniciales en inglés) o de broncodilatadores de acción rápida en asociación con cortic...
