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[Differential diagnosis of bronchial asthma]. 1985

M P Bakulin

Altogether 792 patients admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of bronchial asthma were under observation. The diagnosis was confirmed in 513 (64.8%) patients and was not confirmed in 279 patients. Of these, 148 (53.2%) were diagnosed to have chronic obstructive bronchitis, 80 (28.7%) a bronchospastic syndrome coupled with exacerbation of chronic (in 69) or acute pneumonia (in 11). In 25 (9%) patients, the clinical manifestations were associated with cardiac asthma attacks, 14 (5%) had tumors of the bronchi, trachea or metastatic lung lesions which gave rise to the development of the bronchospastic syndrome. Eight (2.8%) patients were diagnosed to have tracheobronchial dyskinesia, 1 primary lung emphysema, 1 hysteria, 1 pulmonary tuberculosis, and 1 a foreign body. Differential diagnosis between bronchial asthma and the bronchospastic syndrome is presented.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D012129	Respiratory Function Tests	Measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.	Lung Function Tests,Pulmonary Function Tests,Function Test, Pulmonary,Function Tests, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Function Test,Test, Pulmonary Function,Tests, Pulmonary Function,Function Test, Lung,Function Test, Respiratory,Function Tests, Lung,Function Tests, Respiratory,Lung Function Test,Respiratory Function Test,Test, Lung Function,Test, Respiratory Function,Tests, Lung Function,Tests, Respiratory Function
D001986	Bronchial Spasm	Spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi.	Bronchospasm,Bronchial Spasms,Bronchospasms,Spasm, Bronchial,Spasms, Bronchial
D001991	Bronchitis	Inflammation of the large airways in the lung including any part of the BRONCHI, from the PRIMARY BRONCHI to the TERTIARY BRONCHI.	Bronchitides
D002908	Chronic Disease	Diseases which have one or more of the following characteristics: they are permanent, leave residual disability, are caused by nonreversible pathological alteration, require special training of the patient for rehabilitation, or may be expected to require a long period of supervision, observation, or care (Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed). For epidemiological studies chronic disease often includes HEART DISEASES; STROKE; CANCER; and diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2).	Chronic Condition,Chronic Illness,Chronically Ill,Chronic Conditions,Chronic Diseases,Chronic Illnesses,Condition, Chronic,Disease, Chronic,Illness, Chronic
D003937	Diagnosis, Differential	Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures.	Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001249	Asthma	A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).	Asthma, Bronchial,Bronchial Asthma,Asthmas
D014133	Tracheal Diseases	Diseases involving the TRACHEA.	Disease, Tracheal,Diseases, Tracheal,Tracheal Disease