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B Kjellman

Publications and source records attributed to B Kjellman.

At least 73 records · Page 4Linked to original sources
PubMed1980

Atopic disease and pediatric ambulatory care.

This prospective study, concerning ambulatory pediatric care in a Swedish county during a 1-year period shows that 24% of all visits to pediatric reception centres were due to atopic diseases. Atopy answered for a large proportion of the visits to all of the five pediatric centres whether they were located at a hospital or at a health centre. Hyposensitization answered for 59% of the visits for atopy, asthma for 39% and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis for 50%. The geographical accessibility of the pediatric reception centre influenced the frequency of visits due to diseases other than atopy but not visits due to atopy. Whether the children lived in a community with a pediatric centre or not made little difference to frequency of attendance. This is probably due to intensive information about atopic diseases in children addressed to the parents in the county. The balance between centralization and decentralization of an organization for ambulatory care of atopic children is discussed.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1980

Inhalation of racemic epinephrine in children with asthma. Dose-response relation and comparison with salbutamol.

In this study the effects of nebulized racemic epinephrine (Micronephrine) were investigated in children with asthma. The drug was inhaled by a compressor nebulizer with a plastic mask. In the first part of the study it is shown that nebulized Micronephrine has a dose-dependent bronchodilatory effect. In the second part the effect is compared with that of nebulized salbutamol in 10 children (7-16 years of age) with bronchial asthma. The highest dose used in the dose-response trials (=0.9 mg Micronephrine/kg body-weight) was compared with 0.15 mg salbutamol/kg body-weight, which is the dose commonly used in Sweden. There was no significant difference between the drugs as regards increase of forced expiratory volume in 1 sec or duration of the increase. There was a small but significant increase in systolic blood pressure, measured 5 min after the inhalation of Micronephrine but no significant change in diastolic pressure or heart rate. Four children complained of temporary sore throat after the inhalation.

Acute Disease↗
PubMed1980

Borderline galactosemia.

A family with combined heterozygosity for "classical" galactosemia (deficiency of uridyl-transferase) and for galactokinase deficiency is reported. The proband, who had this genetic combination was detected as newborn in the ordinary screening for galactosemia. A lactose tolerance test at the age of three months proved normal and he has no symptoms or signs on ordinary diet. The mother of the proband was not only heterozygote for "classical" galactosemia and galactokinase deficiency but also for the Durarte variant. She had a substantial urine excretion of galactose and high serum galactose after an oral lactose load. She had no clinical symptoms or signs. Patients with combined heterozygosity for galactosemia may develop cataracts and should be followed by clinical examinations.

Adult↗
PubMed1980

Hereditary ovalocytosis and splenic rupture.

A family with hereditary ovalocytosis (HO) is described. The probands, 2 brothers, had splenic rupture after modest trauma as preenting symptoms. 7 members of the family had HO. The sister of the pobands had a moderately enlarged spleen. The other members proved normal on routine clinical examination.

Erythrocytes, Abnormal↗
PubMed1979

Assessment of lung function on healthy children using an electronic spirometer and an air-flowmeter before and after inhalation of an adrenergic receptor stimulant.

VC measured with a Monaghan electronic spirometer equipped with a backflow valve is significantly lower (about 4%) than when measured with the same spirometer without such a valve. The measurements of FEV1.0 were not influenced by the valve. 73 healthy children were investigated with the Monaghan spirometer equipped with the backflow valve and normal reference data were established. The results were very similar to those obtained in an investigation of healthy children with the same spirometer about one year earlier. Reference data on children for a simple flow meter, Airflometer (Glaxo Ltd.), are given. The data correlated very highly to the FEV1.0 values obtained by the Monaghan spirometer. After inhalation of salbutamol healthy children had a small and significant increase of FEV1.0 and of the Airflometer value but not of VC. The deviations of the differences were small. A 6% increase of VC and 10% increase of FEV1.0 were taken as normal upper limits after inhalation of salbutamol. Corresponding increase of the Airflometer values was 15 arbitrary units for children with body heights 116--145 cm and 21 units for children with body heights 146--175 cm.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

Peak expiratory flow rate. Reference values for Swedish children.

Reference values for the peak expiratory flow rate assessed by the Wright-McKerrow peak flow meter have been established for Swedish children. The material consisted of 143 boys and 132 girls. We recommend the sexes be considered together. The equation of the regression line is 72.14 x height3 + 96.12. The coefficient of correlation is 0.93 and the residual standard deviation 13.7%.

Body Height↗
PubMed1978

Evaluation of three spirometers on healthy children.

Two electronic spirometers (Dräger Spirotron and Monaghan M403) and one wedge bellows spirometer (Vitalograph) were compared with a Bernstein spirometer. Healthy children, 30 girls and 31 boys, were investigated. The regression lines of VC and FEV1.0 in relation to the body height to the third power are very close and the S.D. values around the lines are very similar. The correlation coefficients of the regression lines are high for all the spirometers. An analysis of the paired differences showed slight differences of the mean values. The S.D. of paired differences was for VC 4.6--6.6% and for FEV1.0 4.8--6.2%. The PEFR values obtained by the two electronic spirometers deviated substantially and highly significantly from the values obtained by the Wright peak flow meter.

Adolescent↗