Narayanan, G (2015) A Study of Correlation between Absolute Eosinophil Count and Asthma Control in Adult Patients in Government Royapettah Hospital, Chennai. Masters thesis, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Bronchial Asthma is one of the most common disorders of inflammatory reactions of the respiratory tract, characterized by breathlessness, wheezing, minimal cough and expectoration. AIM OF THE STUDY: To study the correlation of absolute eosinophil count with asthma control in adult. METHODS AND METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted on the patient who attended the Asthma op in Govt. Royapettah Hospital, Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai. The patients of 18-75 years were selected for the study. Both the sexes were included and who belong to different socio-economic groups was taken as per inclusion criteria. A total of 40 cases were selected minimum of study was 6months. The statistical analysis made here is based on the data obtained from 40 cases. RESULTS: Fifty seven and half percent (57.5%%) of the asthmatic had increased eosinophil count(more than 450 cell per cumm) and forty two and half percent (42.5%) had normal absolute eosinophil count and p value 0.000. CONCLUSION: Our study shows that serum absolute eosinophil count have a significant impact (p value 0.000) on asthma control, higher levels correlating with poor control, so increased dose or frequent steroid inhalation and dose adjustment, lower absolute eosinophil count well control of asthma. Measurement of absolute eosinophil count can be useful in assessing the severity of such inflammation. So the evaluation of absolute eosinophil count is a useful baseline investigation and its serial measurements can be taken as a marker for adjusting the dose of inhaled steroids.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Absolute Eosinophil Count ; Asthma Control ; Adult Patients ; Government Royapettah Hospital ; Chennai. |
| Subjects: | MEDICAL > General Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Punitha K |
| Date Deposited: | 18 May 2018 18:54 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2018 02:05 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/7903 |
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