Executive functions (EFs) measures of 27 asthmatic children, with general learning difficulties, were tested by using the Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST), and were compared to the performances of 30 non-asthmatic children with general learning difficulties. The results revealed that the asthmatic group has poor performance through all the WCST psychometric parameters and especially the perse...

Near-fatal asthma (NFA) is defined as the most severe form of characterized by a refractory attack with an arterial carbon dioxide tension (PaCO2) greater than 45 mmHg and altered consciousness, requiring mechanical ventilation. We reported case 40-year-old female patient, obese asthmatic irregular treatment who presented dyspnea accompanied oppressive chest pain loss generalized cyanosis short...

This study was designed to determine whether resistance to the airway effects of the beta-agonist, salbutamol, would develop in three groups of subjects while taking large doses of inhaled salbutamol. Six normal non-atopic, six atopic non-asthmatic, and eight atopic asthmatic subjects were studied by an identical technique. The development of resistance was assessed from salbutamol dose-respons...

BACKGROUND Assess the frequency and severity of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) in obese adolescents. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive study involving 80 adolescents of both genders, aged 10-16 years-old, divided into four groups according to clinical history of asthma and/or allergic rhinitis and body mass index as follows: asthmatic obese (n = 18); asthmatic non-obese (n = 21); obe...

BACKGROUND The Mexico City Metropolitan Area is densely populated, and toxic air pollutants are generated and concentrated at a higher rate because of its geographic characteristics. It is well known that exposure to particulate matter, especially to fine and ultra-fine particles, enhances the risk of cardio-respiratory diseases, especially in populations susceptible to oxidative stress. The ai...

The purpose of this study is to enhance the feasibility of daily peak-flow monitoring of asthmatic children by proposing a daily asthma care diary. This diary is designed to daily record asthma symptoms and to take care of asthmatic children's condition. The proposed asthma diary consists of two parts functioning collaboratively: the peakflow meter and the data collection station. The peak flow...

Objective/purpose In asthmatic individuals, airway narrowing represents the early phase of the asthmatic response to allergen inhalation challenge, occurring within thirty minutes [1]. In 50-60% of allergic asthmatic adults, the early response is followed by the late phase asthmatic response, usually starting between 3-4 hours after allergen inhalation challenge [2], and characterized mainly by...

We report a patient with pneumoperitoneum that recurred concomitantly with asthmatic exacerbation. The patient was a 71-year-old man with a medical history of bronchial asthma. Chest X-rays obtained during asthmatic exacerbation showed intra-abdominal air beneath his diaphragm. Subsequently, a computed tomography scan of his chest confirmed mediastinal emphysema and intra-abdominal air beneath ...

Metabolic and cardio-respiratory responses of four asthmatic and four non-asthmatic athletes to two hours of treadmill running at 70 percent of maximal oxygen uptake are compared. The asthmatic group had pre-exercise airflow obstruction, as indicated by the lower forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) even after medication (2.90 +/- 0.661) compared to the non-asthmatic group (4.09 +/- 1....