Exercise‐induced asthma, respiratory and allergic disorders in elite athletes: epidemiology, mechanisms and diagnosis: Part I of the report from the Joint Task Force of …
KH Carlsen, SD Anderson, L Bjermer, S Bonini… - Allergy, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Aims: To analyze the changes in the prevalence of asthma, bronchial hyperresponsiveness
(BHR) and allergies in elite athletes over the past years, to review the specific pathogenetic …
(BHR) and allergies in elite athletes over the past years, to review the specific pathogenetic …
The bronchoprotective effect of inhaling methacholine by using total lung capacity inspirations has a marked influence on the interpretation of the test result
DW Cockcroft, BE Davis - Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2006 - Elsevier
Methacholine tests are widely used as a diagnostic aid for asthma. Their strength has been
reputed to be the high sensitivity and very infrequent occurrence of false-negative test …
reputed to be the high sensitivity and very infrequent occurrence of false-negative test …
Methacholine challenge test: diagnostic characteristics in asthmatic patients receiving controller medications
BACKGROUND: The methacholine challenge test (MCT) is commonly used to assess
airway hyperresponsiveness, but the diagnostic characteristics have not been well studied …
airway hyperresponsiveness, but the diagnostic characteristics have not been well studied …
Airway hyperresponsiveness in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A marker of asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome?
R Tkacova, DLY Dai, JM Vonk, JM Leung… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The impact of airway hyperreactivity (AHR) on respiratory mortality and
systemic inflammation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …
systemic inflammation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …
[HTML][HTML] Methacholine challenge–comparison of an ATS protocol to a new rapid single concentration technique
J Schulze, M Rosewich, C Riemer, M Dressler… - Respiratory …, 2009 - Elsevier
Bronchial methacholine challenge is well established in asthma diagnostics and research.
ATS guidelines propose a five step standard dosimeter (SDM) protocol with incremental …
ATS guidelines propose a five step standard dosimeter (SDM) protocol with incremental …
[HTML][HTML] An algorithmic approach to chronic dyspnea
MR Pratter, W Abouzgheib, S Akers, J Kass… - Respiratory …, 2011 - Elsevier
QUESTION: The objective of the study was to prospectively evaluate an algorithmic
approach to the cause (s) of chronic dyspnea. MATERIALS/PATIENTS/METHODS …
approach to the cause (s) of chronic dyspnea. MATERIALS/PATIENTS/METHODS …
Difference between dosimeter and tidal breathing methacholine challenge: contributions of dose and deep inspiration bronchoprotection
Background: Two bronchoprovocation methods are widely used. Compared to the tidal
breathing method, the dosimeter method delivers approximately half the dose and involves …
breathing method, the dosimeter method delivers approximately half the dose and involves …
Poor asthma control and exposure to traffic pollutants and obesity in older adults
TG Epstein, PH Ryan, GK LeMasters… - Annals of Allergy …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Environmental and host predictors of asthma control in older asthmatic
patients (> 65 years old) are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of …
patients (> 65 years old) are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects of …
Effect of challenge method on sensitivity, reactivity, and maximal response to methacholine
L Prieto, A Ferrer, J Domenech… - Annals of Allergy, Asthma …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Recent data suggest that the tidal breathing method may produce
methacholine provocation concentration that caused a decrease in forced expiratory volume …
methacholine provocation concentration that caused a decrease in forced expiratory volume …
Exercise-induced asthma may be associated with diminished sweat secretion rates in humans
C Park, C Stafford, W Lockette - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Background Muscarinic receptor agonists increase water secretion from the acinar cells of
respiratory, sweat, salivary, and lacrimal glands. Mice lacking the gene for aqueous water …
respiratory, sweat, salivary, and lacrimal glands. Mice lacking the gene for aqueous water …