Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among adult asthmatic patients in Northwest Ethiopia - BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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A study in BMCPulmMed finds that anemia is predominant in adult asthma patients in Northwest Ethiopia. Appropriate intervention strategies should be undertaken to reduce the prevalence and provide better monitoring of asthma patients.

: asthma patients with decreased expiratory airflow, which can range from mild to a life-threatening state.A structured, pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic and behavioral data from study participants.

Peripheral blood morphology examination was performed to confirm flags generated by the automated hematology analyzer, to check the performance of the automated hematology analyzer, and to examine RBC morphology . A thin blood smear was prepared from leftover blood from the CBC. The smear was air-dried and stained with Wright stain. Then the stained smear was carefully examined with a 100X oil immersion objective by laboratory technologists.

 

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