GAMBARAN HASIL PEMERIKSAAN SPIROMETRI PADA PASIEN ASMA BRONKIAL DI POLIKLINIK PARU RSUD ARIFIN ACHMAD PEKANBARU

Abstract

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways associated with hyperresponsiveness that leads to recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness and coughing. Spirometry is an examination that should be done in the diagnosis and evaluation of asthma patients. In most of asthma cases, the result of spirometry test shows an obstructive type of interrupted ventilation. This descriptive research aimed to identify result of spirometry test in asthma patient at Pulmonologic Outpatient Clinic RSUD Arifin Achmad in December 2012 period. The subjects are asthma patients at Pulmonologic Outpatient Clinic RSUD Arifin Achmad in December 2012 periode. About 42 were participated, only 31 patients met the inclusion criteria. The result showed that asthma patient at Pulmonologic Outpatient Clinic RSUD Arifin Achmad in December 2012 period more in women (64,5%) were between 19-79 years of age, more work as housewife (41,9%), more in classified as mild asthma (38,7%), more heavily level of asthma control were controlled (67,7%), more in obesity (61,3%). 38,7% of the patient were classified normal spirometry test, 29% were restrictive and 16,1% were classified obstructive and 16,1% were combination type of interrupted ventilation.