Asthma diagnosis and treatment – 1007. Clinical application of forced oscillation technique for children with asthma

Asthma diagnosis and treatment – 1007. Clinical application of forced oscillation technique for children with asthma

Background Forced oscillation technique (FOT) measures respiratory impedance by applying external pressures to the respiratory system and makes it possible to evaluate various aspect of airway physiology including small airways. MasterScreen IOS (IOS) has been widely utilized as a FOT. Recently, a new FOT, Mostgraph, has been available in Japan. Clinical experience including reference values of...

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Validity of Spirometry for Diagnosis of Cough Variant Asthma

  Background Cough variant asthma (CVA) is a chronic or recurrent cough without wheezing accompanied by bronchial hyper-responsiveness and eosinophilic inflammation of the airways. This study aimed to evaluate the validity of spirometry in the diagnosis of CVA, as well as determining the specificity and sensitivity of spirometry parameters in CVA. Materials and Methods This descriptive observat...

Asthma (Bronchial Asthma) — Classification, Diagnosis and Treatment

Asthma diagnosis and treatment Perspectives in asthma

Although allergen exposure can clearly aggravate the condition of sensitized patients with asthma, there is uncertainty and controversy about exactly which allergen avoidance interventions should be recommended to patients with asthma. Interventions that appear logical may fail to be clinically efficacious for several reasons. Although narrow interventions, such as allergen-impermeable mattress...