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Secuestro Broncopulmonar/cirugía , Muerte Fetal/prevención & control , Enfermedades Fetales/cirugía , Terapia por Láser , Derrame Pleural/cirugía , Secuestro Broncopulmonar/complicaciones , Secuestro Broncopulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen , Femenino , Enfermedades Fetales/diagnóstico por imagen , Edad Gestacional , Humanos , Derrame Pleural/diagnóstico por imagen , Derrame Pleural/etiología , Embarazo , Ultrasonografía PrenatalRESUMEN
146 undergraduate medical students at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán completed a questionnaire designed to measure knowledge about childhood asthma. Knowledge about asthma increased over each of the 7 years of the medical course, but the global qualification was lower their 60 points. The results suggest the necessity of implementation an educational program about childhood asthma.
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Asma , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Estudiantes de Medicina , Humanos , Lactante , México , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
Asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness. The increasing morbidity and mortality are striking contrast to major scientific advances in our understanding of asthma. It is now regarded as a chronic rather than a episodic illness and the major factors contributing to asthma morbidity and mortality are underdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment. The majority of children with asthma are cared for by nonspecialist physicians. Studies have shown that only small proportions of practitioners have an adequate understanding of the changing concepts of asthma management. We development an asthma knowledge questionnaire based on "Guidelines and the Practice Parameters for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma" of The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The questionnaires include 25 questions on definition, physiopathology, diagnosis and treatment.