Asthma is defined as a feeling of shortness of breath, accompanied by cough and tightness in the chest. Asthma can be mild, in the form of a chronic cough, especially after running and feeling, or it is severe and causes apnea.
Methods of diagnosis of asthma
- Reliance on the pathology of the disease
- Relying on clinical examination
- Measuring the functions of the lungs by measuring simple breathing (Spirometry)
Asthma Diagnostic Measurements
- FERTICAL FLUID FLOW IN THE FIRST SECOND (FEV1)
- Forced vital capacity (FVC)
- Maximum Excess Flow (PEF)
Where the diseases of the blockage, which is one of which asthma is FEV1 / FVC where less than 70%
Asthma Diagnostic Criteria
- At least 15% increase in FPH1 after use of bronchodilators (corticosteroid)
- At least 15% decrease in maxillary spasm in the first second after six minutes of exercise.
- Daily fluctuation of maximum exhalation flow (PEF); so that at least 20% more than three days a week for two weeks.
Asthma diagnosis confirmation tests
- Blood and phlegm examination to detect neutrophils (Eosinophils)
- Chest X-ray, with a swelling in the lungs, taken to exclude the pneumothorax
- Perform a skin sensitivity test to detect irritants
- Measurement of E antibodies for certain types of stimuli
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