The Effect of Smoke and the Effect of Treatment of Asthma in Females by Measuring the Vitamin D and Bone Mineral Density

Gunapriya Raghunath | Bala Maheswari. K | Asha Latha ^[4]

Abstract: The study aims to tell the incidence of female smokers at Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, and add on effect to the disease burden in case of asthma, COPD and ACOS. To give the evidence of woman smokers and their habitual disturbances may increase the burden to the disease with the treatment effect of corticosteroids. A total of 260 subjects (123 males & 137females) aged >+ 25years attending the routine check-up for NRI Institute of Medical Sciences, Visakhapatnam. , to the pulmonology department. Data Collected in detailed, filed along with their concern forms, measured bone mineral density with an ultra-sonogram machine, did investigative procedures to know the blood calcium, vitamin � D levels. Summary and Conclusion: Even though they got pleasure temporarily, that it results in palatal changes and adds on the burden to the lungs with the treatment effect of respiratory diseases by decreasing bone mineral density, vitamin D & body mass index.

Keywords: smoke, bronchial asthma BA, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD, Asthma-COPD overlap syndrome ACOS is when you have symptoms of both asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 10, October 2019,

Pages: 428 - 430