Bronchodilator reversibility testing in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

PMA Calverley, PS Burge, S Spencer, JA Anderson… - Thorax, 2003 - thorax.bmj.com
… We also tested the effect of atopy, smoking status, or the withdrawal of inhaled … to inhaled
bronchodilators. Finally, we tested the hypotheses that the size of the bronchodilator response …

Bronchodilator reversibility testing: laboratory practices in Australia and New Zealand

BM Borg, DW Reid, EH Walters… - Medical journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
… Until this happens, bronchodilator reversibility data cannot be reliably interpreted across …
method and interpretation of bronchodilator-response testing and our professional bodies …

Bronchodilator reversibility in COPD

NA Hanania, BR Celli, JF Donohue, UJ Martin - Chest, 2011 - Elsevier
… leads to difficulties in interpreting and comparing the results of acute reversibility tests across
studies because reversibility status is affected by the FEV 1 improvement threshold 19 and …

[HTML][HTML] Factors determining performance of bronchodilator reversibility tests in middle-aged and elderly

S Lehmann, SE Vollset, HA Nygaard, A Gulsvik - Respiratory medicine, 2004 - Elsevier
… Knowledge of the factors determining the performance of bronchodilator reversibility testing
in a … Test quality predictors were examined through multiple logistic regression analyses …

[HTML][HTML] Bronchodilator reversibility testing in post-COVID-19 patients undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation

M Maniscalco, P Ambrosino, S Fuschillo, S Stufano… - Respiratory …, 2021 - Elsevier
… We aimed at verifying the level of bronchodilator reversibility … before and after the reversibility
test although we must admit that… In our study, in which the reversibility tests were conducted …

Detection of COPD in a high-risk population: should the diagnostic work-up include bronchodilator reversibility testing?

P Kjeldgaard, R Dahl, A Løkke… - International journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
… in lifestyle, and treatment with an inhaled bronchodilator (BD). The objective of this study
was to evaluate the diagnostic role of BD reversibility testing in early COPD case finding. …

Regional lung function determined by electrical impedance tomography during bronchodilator reversibility testing in patients with asthma

I Frerichs, Z Zhao, T Becher, P Zabel… - Physiological …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
testing (PFT). EIT examinations carried out before and after bronchodilator reversibility testing
… and analyse their changes in response to inhaled bronchodilator on the regional level. We …

Bronchodilator reversibility testing in an adult general population; the importance of smoking and anthropometrical variables on the response to a β2-agonist

S Lehmann, PS Bakke, GE Eide, S Humerfelt… - Pulmonary …, 2006 - Elsevier
… Inhaled β 2 -adrenoceptor agonists are the bronchodilators … Traditionally, the bronchodilator
reversibility test result (ie the … However, the overlap in the bronchodilator responsiveness …

Bronchodilator reversibility in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: use and limitations

PMA Calverley, P Albert, PP Walker - The lancet Respiratory …, 2013 - thelancet.com
… in spirometry after treatment with a short-acting bronchodilator drug. A positive response in
the bronchodilator reversibility test has been suggested to identify differences in the clinical …

Alternative methods for assessing bronchodilator reversibility in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

J Hadcroft, PMA Calverley - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
… BACKGROUND Bronchodilator reversibility testing is recommended in all patients with …
Their usefulness as end points in bronchodilator reversibility testing has not been examined…