HTHSCI 1DT3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Methacholine, Sputum, Allergen
13 Aug 2020
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Mod. 3-3 prevalence of asthma, allergy and copd 1. Incidence: the number of new cases in a specific population during a specified time period, measure events (change from healthy state to a diseased state) Lifetime prevalence have you ever had asthma: prevalence is used for most purposes because, chronic disease long duration, onset rarely acute (hard to define the time of onset) Attendances at a and e and hospital admissions. Mod. 3-3 prevalence of asthma, allergy and copd 2. Due to an introduction of a new medication, non-specific beta agonist inhaler. However, causes tachycardia, arrhythmia and death: hospital admissions for asthma (england and wales, hospital admission is high for the under-5 years old since 1975. The increase in asthma prevalence is affecting the younger age group. Uncommon cause of death, cancer and pneumonia mortality rates are higher. More common cause of death in elderly: hospital admission. Less than one in ten adults with asthma ever admitted with asthma.
