A STUDY OF BREATHLESSNESS IN PREGNANT FEMALES IN A RURAL SETUP
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 35
Abstract
AIM This cross-sectional study was done to know the number of pregnant females experiencing breathlessness. Breathlessness is a common but a less recognised symptom in pregnancy. This study was done to highlight the fact that breathlessness is a common symptom in pregnancy. Conditions like anaemia were also investigated as anaemia is also a common cause of breathlessness and pregnant females are more prone to anaemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS 4100 patients admitted in the wards and attending the OPD of the hospital were studied in the 1 year period and pulmonary function tests were done and Hb% was done. Pregnant females with previous medical problems were excluded from the study. RESULTS We found in the study that 2870 patients (70%) had a decrease in the ERV, while 2788 patients (68%) had a decrease in RV. 2255 patients (55%) were anaemic. Overall, 3114 patients i.e. 75.95% patients experienced breathlessness. Anaemia was an important comorbid factor in patients experiencing breathlessness. CONCLUSION Our study concludes that some amount of breathlessness is common in pregnancy and more so if the patient is anaemic. This is in concordance with the literature.
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Amandeep Kaloti, Anoop , Chandrasekaran
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