The bronchoprotective effect of inhaling methacholine by using total lung capacity inspirations has a marked influence on the interpretation of the test result

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1244-1248

  Cockcroft, Donald W ^a   Davis, Beth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asthma; bronchoprotection; deep inhalation; methacholine challenge

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DOSIMETRY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIDAL VOLUME; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ASTHMA; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; HUMANS; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 33646943568     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2006.02.038     Document Type: Article

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