ArticleCurrent gerontology and geriatrics research2009
Asthma in the elderly.
Article in Current gerontology and geriatrics research, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Pulmonary Diseases in Older Patients: Understanding and Addressing the Challenges.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Asthma Care in the Elderly: Practical Guidance and Challenges for Clinical Management - A Framework of 5 "Ps".Journal of asthma and allergy · 2023Review
- The current state and provisions for elderly patients with asthma.Journal of general and family medicine · 2017Article
- Characterization and redox mechanism of asthma in the elderly.Oncotarget · 2016Review
- Characterizing asthma from a drop of blood using neutrophil chemotaxis.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2014Article
- Characteristics of atopic bronchial asthma in seniors over 80 years of age.BioMed research international · 2013Article
- Asthma in the Elderly: Can We Distinguish It from COPD?Journal of allergy · 2011Article
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Abstract
Bronchial asthma is a common problem with enormous medical and economics impacts. It is an inflammatory disease of the airways associated with intermittent episodes of bronchospasm. Asthma is not uncommon in the elderly patients. Prevalence of asthma is similar in older and younger adults. Asthma in the elderly patient is underdiagnosed because of false perceptions by both patient and physician. The high incidence of comorbid conditions in the elderly patient makes the diagnosis and management more difficult. Correct diagnosis is demonstrated with spirometry. The goals of asthma treatment are to achieve and maintain control of symptoms and to prevent development of irreversible airflow limitation. Asthma drugs are preferably inhaled because this route minimizes systemic absorption and, thus, improves the ratio of the therapeutic benefit to the potential side-effects in elderly patients.
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