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Background. Common co-morbiditiesAsthmaGERD Allergies PND Chronic rhinosinusitis(Balkissoon, 2007; Brugman, 2003; Doshi
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1. Medical Co-morbidities of VCD in the military Joyce Gurevich-Uvena
Joseph Parker
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Matthew Makashay
Michelle Perello
Elizabeth Blair
Nancy Pearl Solomon
Department of Internal Medicine
Pulmonary Critical Care
Department of Surgery
Army Audiology and Speech Center
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Service
2. Background Common co-morbidities
Asthma
GERD
Allergies + PND
Chronic rhinosinusitis
(Balkissoon, 2007; Brugman, 2003; Doshi & Weinberger, 2004; Mikita & Mikita, 2006; Mikita & Parker, 2006; Newman, Mason & Schmaling, 1995)
3. Background More common in females than males
3.2:1 (Brugman, 2003)
Paucity of data on VCD in military population
4. VCD Studies in the Military Craig, Sitz, Squire, Smith, & Carpenter (1992)
2 women, psychogenic
Morris, Deal, Bean, Grbach, & Morgan (1999)
40 active duty military with exertional dyspnea
VCD positive: 7 females, 3 males (2.3:1)
VCD negative: 10 females, 20 males (0.5:1)
Mikita & Parker (2006)
25 patients diagnosed with VCD
12 women, 13 men
5. Background VCD Risk factors
Strenuous exercise
Psychological stress
Military Factors
Daily physical activity requirements
Bi-annual Military Physical Fitness Test
High stress, exacerbated during war-time
(Craig et al., 1992; Morris et al., 1999)
6. Rationale The incidence of the clinical characteristics of VCD are not well established in the military population.
7. Purpose To describe the demographic characteristics of patients diagnosed with VCD seen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center
To identify co-morbid conditions associated with VCD in these patients
8. Methods Retrospective chart review
Case history interview with speech-language pathologist
Supplemented with diagnostic tests as available
9. Methods 265 consecutive patients from 1996-2001 diagnosed with VCD
10. Methods Referred to Speech Pathology Clinic
11. Methods Selected data
Age
Gender
Service Distribution
Service Status
Rank
Compiled database in Excel GERD
Asthma
Allergies
PND
12. Results
13. Age
14. Gender Female 171
Male 94
Female:Male (1.8:1)*
15. Service Distribution
16. Service Status
17. Service Status by Gender
18. Active-Duty Rank/Pay Grade
19. VCD and Co-Morbidities
20. Number of Co-Morbidities
21. Number of Co-Morbidities for Active vs. Non-Active Duty
22. Summary of Demographics 265 patients referred to WRAMC
65% female, 35% male (1.8:1)
48% active duty
Female:male ratio differed between active (1.2:1) and non-active duty (2.8:1)
23. Summary of Co-Morbidities Co-morbid conditions were common
GERD (33%)
Allergies (32%)
Asthma (20%)
PND (15%)
20% of patients presented with VCD alone
51% of patients had two or more co-morbidities
Active-duty patients tended to have fewer co-morbidities than non-active duty patients (p=.058)
24. Conclusions WRAMC Speech Pathology Clinic has had a substantial number of referrals for VCD
Referrals equally represented active and non-active duty patients
Female to male ratio of patients with VCD in the military differs from other settings, presumably because of the predominantly male population
GERD and allergies were the most common co-morbidities
Reinforces the importance of assessing co-morbid factors and making appropriate referrals.