Abstract

LOPEZ HERNANDEZ, Diosdado et al. Iintercrisis treatment in asthmatic patients. AMC [online]. 2001, vol.5, n.2. ISSN 1025-0255.

A descriptive, cross-sectional study was performed for characterizing intercrisis treatment in asthmatic patients in "Carlos J. Finlay" Polyclinic of Camagüey in 1998. The sample comprised 298 patients using the bietapic. Patients were ramdornly selected from 10 family physician health clinics source. The fulfillment of general measures was directly proportional to asthma intensity, supporting the pharmacologic treatment in the use of beta -adrenergic and expectorant mainly. There was poor use of membrane stabilizers, corticoids and of the natural and traditional Medicine Aproximately 1 out of 10 moderate or severe asthmatic had used in the last year antihistaminic of firts generation as part of the intercrisis treatment.

Keywords : Asthma; asthmatic patients.

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