Dr Kondekar�s Asthma assessment questionarre
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Do
you have Family history of diagnosed asthma/allergy? |
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Do
you have family history of smoking recent or current? |
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Do
you have family history of TB in recent or current or past? |
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Does
the child get at least an episode a monthly ? |
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Are
most of the episodes with significant fever? |
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Does
each episode begin with runny nose? |
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Does
each episode begin with sneezing? |
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Does
the child have sneeze dominant nose symptoms? |
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Does
the child rub nose often , scratch eyes, ears? |
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10 |
Does
the child make funny throat sounds? |
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Did
runny nose last for more than 10 days on any occasion? |
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12 |
Does
the child keep mouth open in sleep? |
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13 |
Does
the child snore in sleep? |
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14 |
Does
the child get frequent night awakenings due to nose or throat issues? |
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Does
the child cough more than wheeze?`` |
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Does
the child wheeze more than cough? |
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Is
the cough more on lying down? |
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Is
the cough more late night or early morning? |
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19 |
Does
the child vomit after cough? |
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20 |
Does
the child get breathless every month for more than 6 hours? |
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21 |
Does
the child get breathless more at late night or early morning? |
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Does
the child have cough more than wheeze or breathlessness? |
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23 |
Does
the child get more than two sleepy nights a week? |
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Does
the child have reduced appetite? |
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Does
the child have slow swallowing? |
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26 |
Does
the child have constipationor straining or skipping a day motion? |
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26 |
Do
you think that dietary items aggrevate his symptoms? |
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27 |
Do
you think thatdust/smole/cold/diet/fumes smell etc things aggrevate symptoms? |
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28 |
Does
the child get similar symptoms on change of location? |
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29 |
Is
your child gaining appropriate weight? |
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Did
your child need repeated xrays/hospitalisations? |
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Do
the symptoms interfere in speech or sports or study? |
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Do
you offer milk to your child on daily basis? |
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1.
OTA: STRONG
SUSPECT
major criteria: most likely OTA if:
�if most episodes come with fever
2.
there is early
night sleeping time discomfort but no early morning discomfort
3.
there is obvious
evidence of tonsilitis, adenoiditis, sinusitis, mouth breathing/nose
block,foreign body inhalation, REFLUX
4.
there is obvious
evidence of other chronic disease like heart disease, renal disease, low
calcium, microcephaly or failure to thrive or significant neonatal
insult or delayed milestones
5.
CT evidence of
persistant patch 3 months apart, or CT evidence of specific disease
OTA- OTHER THAN ASTHMA
SUSPECT : minor criteria: may be OTA if:
a.
age of onset less
than 4 years
b. first episode
c.
no family history
of asthma
d. no known allergy or sensitivity
e. repeatedly requires antibiotics
f.
doesnt respond to
asthma line therapy or symptoms despite steroid use
g.
symptoms lasting
months despite therapy
h. IgE not raised, no eosinophilia
i.
spirometry reoeatedly
normal
j.
xray no
hyper inflation, triangular chest shape
3,5,6,11,12,13,1517,22,24,25,26,28,30
AND IF ITS NOT OTA ITS MOST LIKELY TO BE
ASTHMA.