منابع مشابه
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...
متن کاملIs spirometry essential in diagnosing asthma? No.
Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by fluctuating respiratory symptoms and reversible airflow obstruction.1,2 Confirmation of the diagnosis hinges on demonstrating airflow obstruction varying over time. Patients with undiagnosed asthma who consult repeatedly with symptoms ranging in severity3 may demonstrate perfectly normal spirometry. As there is no single ‘gold standard’ t...
متن کاملHome spirometry and asthma severity in children.
The usefulness of peak expiratory flow monitoring is disputed because of the unreliability of written peak flow diaries. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship of peak flow and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) variation to other estimates of asthma severity in children, using an electronic home spirometer with automatic data storage. Over a 3-month period, 36 ...
متن کاملIs spirometry essential in diagnosing asthma? Yes.
diagnose because many patients have no signs or symptoms and have a normal lung function between attacks. Impaired lung function during a histamine challenge test is the reference test, but is not acceptable to many patients, especially to children. A history of certain symptoms also has sufficient diagnostic value for the diagnosis of asthma. Both the British and Dutch guidelines allow indicat...
متن کاملThe quality of home spirometry in school children with asthma.
BACKGROUND Handheld electronic spirometers provide the opportunity for more comprehensive monitoring of lung function at home than has hitherto been available. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of spirometric data collected at home by 90 asthmatic schoolchildren aged 7-14 years. METHODS After training, children carried out twice daily recordings at home for four consecutive peri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Singapore family physicians
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0377-5305
DOI: 10.33591/sfp.45.6.u3