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Infecções Respiratórias Altas Em Adultos Usuários De Uma Unidade Básica De Saúde Do Município De Chapecó
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Mezzomo, Giliardi Luís Cargnin, Eduardo Sandrin, Leda Das Neves Almeida |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Abstract | 800x600 Respiratory symptoms are among the leading causes for seeking medical care among adults, representing about 20% of visits to general practitioners. The upper respiratory infections (URI) account for 38% of complaints involving the respiratory tract. More than 50% of episodes of URI are treated with antibiotics. This article aims to i dentify the prevalence of respiratory diseases in adults in a primary health care centre and the procedure adopted by the medical professionals regarding the diagnosis of the respiratory disease. Data collection was performed by checking medical records , identifying variables as sex, age and the month of the year . Signs , symptoms and diagnoses of respiratory diseases were also identified. As a result it was found that the prevalence of respiratory diseases was 9.54% . The most common diagnosis was upper respiratory tract infection , present in 33.33 % of consultations for respiratory diseases . The female was present in 66.67 % of respiratory complaints . The age group between 25 to 44 years had a prevalence of 42.85% . The month of May showed a prevalence of 19.04 %. The most widely adopted by professionals was the prescription of antibiotics in 42.85% of consultations for respiratory disease . The most prescribed antibiotic was amoxicillin in 66.67 % of cases. It is concluded that respiratory diseases had a high prevalence among adults in the general attendance at the Basic Health Unit . Among respiratory diseases , respiratory infection high represented a high prevalence rate . Females accounted for the majority of consultations for respiratory diseases . The age group 25 to 44 years had a high prevalence of respiratory diseases , which mainly occurred in winter . Prescribing antibiotics for respiratory diseases in the Basic Health Unit was high and consistent with the literature in general. Normal 0 21 false false false PT-BR X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Tabela normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";} |
| Starting Page | 61 |
| Ending Page | 81 |
| Page Count | 21 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 7 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://revista.saude.sc.gov.br/index.php/inicio/article/download/212/260 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
