Specific conductance criteria for a positive methacholine challenge test: Are the American thoracic society guidelines rather generous?

Respiratory Care

Volumn 54, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1168-1174

  Khalid, Imran ^a   Morris, Zachary Q ^b   DiGiovine, Bruno ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Methacholine challenge test; sGaw; Specific conductance

Indexed keywords

METHACHOLINE;

ADULT; AIRWAY CONDUCTANCE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROVOCATION TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 70349107304     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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