Diagnostic exercise challenge testing

Current Allergy and Asthma Reports

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 482-490

  Randolph, Christopher ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma diagnostic challenge; Athlete; Exercise; Exercise challenge; Exercise induced bronchoconstriction; Pulmonary function; Surrogate; Testing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; CORTICOSTEROID; HISTAMINE; MANNITOL; METHACHOLINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AGE; ASTHMA; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EUCAPNIC VOLUNTARY HYPERPNEA CHALLENGE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INHALATION TEST; INHALED POWDER MANNITOL CHALLENGE; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT MONITORING; PROVOCATION TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIROMETRY; SPORTS MEDICINE;

ASTHMA, EXERCISE-INDUCED; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MANNITOL; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE;

EID: 81155152240     PISSN: 15297322     EISSN: 15346315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11882-011-0225-4     Document Type: Review

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