title: [Chests x-ray in status asthmaticus. Relations between radiological abnormalities and impaired respiratory function].
abstract: The chest radiographs of 78 adult asthmatic patients admitted with severe acute asthma over a three-years period were reviewed. Radiographic findings were compared with functional data. Overinflation was demonstrated in 32% of chest X-rays. In four patients the presence of atelectasis was shown. On admission only PaO2 was significantly lower in patients with radiological abnormalities than in patients with normal chest radiographs. The usefulness of chest radiographs in patients with acute asthma is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001249:Asthma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008449:Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013224:Status Asthmaticus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014797:Vital Capacity
vernacular_title: L'esame radiologico del torace nello stato di male asmatico. Relazione fra anormalità radiologiche e compromissione della funzione respiratoria.