Bronchial provocation tests in clinical practice [PDF]
São Paulo Medical Journal, 2011 Bronchial hyperresponsiveness, which consists of an exaggerated response of the airways to bronchoconstrictor stimuli, is one of the main characteristics of asthma, presented in nearly all asthmatic patients.
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Specific bronchial hyperreactivity and hypersensitivity in patients with allergic asthma [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 Background/Aim. Bronchial asthma is a disease that is characterized by the variability of the clinical picture, physical and functional status and the existence of bronchial hypersensitivity and hyperreactivity with varying degrees.
Aćimović Slobodan +4 more
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Effects of Bronchial Provocation Test and Bronchial Dilation Test for the Diagnosis of Lung Diseases [PDF]
Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine and Biotechnology, 2019 Present study was performed to explore the effects of bronchial provocation test (BPT) and bronchial dilation test (BDT) for the diagnosis of lung diseases.BPT and BDT results were respectively detected by methacholine and albuterol in patients with different lung diseases and non-lung diseases. BPT and BDT indexes including exhaled nitric oxide (ENO),
Xuemei Yang
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Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundLong COVID patients are prone to bronchial hyperresponsiveness and respiratory symptoms like coughing and breathing difficulties, often with positive bronchial provocation test (BPT) results.ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the diagnostic ...
Lu Chang
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Pay attention to standardized diagnosis and treatment of corticosteroid-responsive cough [PDF]
Zhenduanxue lilun yu shijian, 2023 The global prevalence of chronic cough in adults is 9.6%.In 2008, the cough special issue of Lancet published a diagnosis and treatment plan to distinguish the causes of chronic cough based on eosinophilic airway inflammation or sensitivity to ...
SHI Cuiqin, YU Li
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The Lung Function Impairment in Non-Atopic Patients With Chronic Rhinosinusitis and Its Correlation Analysis [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2016 Objectives Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is common disease in otorhinolaryngology and will lead to lower airway abnormality. However, the only lung function in CRS patients and associated factors have not been much studied.
Linghao Zhang +9 more
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Mannitol Challenge to Assess Therapy Response in Asthmatic Children: An Interventional Cohort Study
Children, 2023 Bronchial provocation tests, such as the mannitol challenge, can be performed to identify and quantify the severity of bronchial hyperresponsiveness in asthmatic patients.
Nikolaos Karantaglis +6 more
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Iurnal Variability of Airway Hyperresponsiveness in Asthma Patients [PDF]
Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022 BackgroundThere are daytime variability in pulmonary function indexes such as peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) in asthma patients.
YU Xinxin, ZHENG Jinping, GAO Yi, XIE Yanqing, AN Jiaying, LIU Wenting, ZHONG Liping, WU Zhongping, ZHU Zheng
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The importance of impulse oscillometry in bronchial provocation testing in confirming the diagnosis of asthma in male army recruits [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2017 Background/Aim. Impulse oscillometry (IOS) is a technique valid for measuring the lung function in obstructive lung diseases and bronchial provocation tests. However, no consensus exists for its use.
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