Due to the increased of drug development, medical services and comunity awareness to asthma disease, considered asthma patient would pay more attention to control their asthma status. asthma control test is one of the tools to measure asthma controlled level. this study performed to the population of asthmatic patient in asthma clinic Persahabatan Hospital Jakarta May-July 2009. Methods : The A…
Background : Prevale of asthma in children in indonesia varies from 2.1% to 32.2% depends on location of the study (urban vs rural), and method of study (questionnaire vs bronchoprovodation testing). however, the prevalene of asthma in children in suburb of jakarta-relatively less airway pollution were unknow. this study using the ISAAC (International study of asthma and allergies in childhood)…
Background :The administration of controlled drug is a part of asthma management. Beside of this, regular exercise may also reduce asthma symptoms. The following clinical experimental study was conducted to evaluate the benefit of the sian Asthma Gymnastic (IAG) and Merpati Putih Gymnastic (MPG). Method :Fifty four mild and oderate persistent asthma patients participated in this study. They wer…
Introduction:Asthma prevalence is increasing in all part of the world including Indonesia. This research to know asthma prevalence of 13–14 years old children in West Jakarta in 2008. To know relationship between asthma prevalence and wheeze, night cough, asthma in the last 12 months, physical exercise, atopy (rhinitis and eczema), history of breastfeeding in early life, and familial history …
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) pervelence in the elderly is incresing. During aging, lung structure and function deteriorate and increase pathogenetic susceptibility to COPD. Aging is a progressive decline of homeostasis that occus after the reproductive phase of life is complete and leading to an increasing risk of disease of death. Failure of organs to repair DNA damage by oxid…
Asthmatic patients have a specific patterm of airway inflamation that underlies the clinical features. Corticosteroids known to be useful for controling asthma and have a mojor effect in reducting inflammation of the airway well, suppress the expression of various genes in the airway inflamation and repair the bronhial hyperresponsiveness. However, a few asthmatic patients show a poor or absent…
Prevalence of asthama is still rising in developed countries including Indonesian. Asthma is one of the most important diseases in childhood, causing substansial morbidity. This study using the ISAAC ( International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) questionnaire to determine asthma prevalence in Junior High School Student especially 13-14 years old asthma medication patient among stu…
A strong relation between cancers and radiation exposure has been reported. Readiation May damage DNA in the cell. Therefore, radiation protection program must be applied in the radiology depertment. Morover, the radiographer should have high level of awareness and risk assessment for radiation. Personal radiation minitoring is one of the main radiation protection, especially for pregnant worke…
Introduction:Prevalence of asthma in children in Indonesia varies from 2.1% to 32.2% depends on location of the study and method of study (questionnaire vs bronchoprovocation testing). This study using the ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) written questionnaire to measure asthma prevalence in 13-14 years old students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Methods:The ISAAC quest…
Introduction: Prevalence of asthma in children in Indonesia varies from 2.1% to 32.2% depends on location of the study and method of study (questionnaire vs bronchoprovocation testing). This study using the ISAAC (International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood) written questionnaire to measure asthma revalence in 13-14 years old students in Jakarta, Indonesia. Methods: The ISAAC ques…