Short wind was frequently interpreted as asthma by the healers, although not always.
The majority of the healers in our study treated short wind, which was commonly interpreted as asthma (although sometimes as influenza).
There can be a wide range of quality among staff who administer the spirometry tests; however, with a quality assurance program, spirometry can be performed and interpreted for asthma and COPD patients, and the spirometry results used to modify care.
will be interpreted as asthma, while a positive answer to the question (iv) has your child ever had doctor/paramedic diagnosed allergic eczema and (v) has your child ever had one or more skin problem accompanying an itchy rash? will be taken as atopic dermatitis.
When symptoms of asthma are interpreted without regard to such conditions treatment may yield a suboptimal outcome.
[ 1, 2] When symptoms of asthma are interpreted without regard to such conditions treatment may yield a suboptimal outcome.
This relationship could be interpreted in two ways: asthma exacerbation could induce anxiety [ 43] or psychiatric disorders could be risk factors for asthma exacerbations [ 44].
Current marketing of BT highlights its use for patients with "severe" asthma, which is interpreted by most practicing clinicians as meaning oral corticosteroid dependence, frequent exacerbations, or a significantly reduced FEV1 with a poor quality of life.
" Short wind" was most often interpreted by the participants as asthma, or sometimes influenza.
The resulting ACT score is interpreted as follows: fully controlled asthma (score ≥ 25), poorly to partially controlled asthma (score 20 24), or uncontrolled asthma (score < 20) [ 10].
