Differences in the response to methacholine between the tidal breathing and dosimeter methods: Influence of the dose of bronchoconstrictor agent delivered to the mouth

Chest

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 699-703

  Prieto, Luis ^a   Lopez, Victoria ^a   Llusar, Ruth ^a   Rojas, Rocio ^a   Marin, Julio ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airway responsiveness; Asthma; Challenge methods; Methacholine; Reactivity

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREATHING PATTERN; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSIMETER; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NEBULIZER; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

EID: 54249092947     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0093     Document Type: Article

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