Stable Asthma

Results
A total of 93 consecutive patients with chronic asthma were studied; 83.9% of the patients studied were female. Overall mean age was recorded as 39.7 ± 13.1 years (minimum, 14 years; maximum, 70 years). Table 1 summarizes their characteristics. Electrolyte disturbance was found in 40 patients (43%). In 85% of patients, there was one electrolyte disturbance; 10% had two electrolyte disturbances; and 5% had three electrolyte disturbances. canada viagra
Table 2 shows the ranking of the most commonly disturbed electrolytes. The highest proportion was for magnesium, followed by phosphorus; no patient had a calcium disturbance. Tables 3, 4 show the distribution of asthmatic patients with normal and disturbed electrolytes for any type and specific type of electrolytes according to mean age, sex, duration, severity, and type of therapy. The proportion of patients with severe asthma was higher among those with electrolyte disturbances as compared to those with normal electrolyte levels, with the exception of phosphorus. In addition, the use of therapy showed no effect on electrolyte disturbance. The use of (32-agonists was not significantly different between those with normal or disturbed electrolytes.