Is the diagnosis of asthma different in elderly? Yaşlılarda astım tanısı farklı mıdır?


Yorgancioǧlu A., ŞAKAR COŞKUN A.

Tuberkuloz ve Toraks, cilt.60, sa.1, ss.81-85, 2012 (Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/tt.2652
  • Dergi Adı: Tuberkuloz ve Toraks
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.81-85
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Asthma, asthma in elderly, diagnostic difficulties
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Asthma is mis-diagnosed, under-diagnosed and under-treated in older populations but has a high mortality rate. The physiological changes due to aging of lung, the co-morbid situations and poly pharmacy may change the typical presentation of asthma in older people and cause diagnostic difficulties. But it therefore should be diagnosed properly by taking of all differential situations especially chronic obstructive pulmonary disease into consideration since the appropriate management of the disease will alter the morbidity and mortality.