Childhood allergies pose huge economic burden and adverse effects on quality of life.
Serum IgE has been considered a surrogate allergy marker for decades. Availability of …

A asma é uma das doenças crônicas de maior frequência na infância. Parcela significativa
de crianças com asma desenvolve sintomas nos primeiros anos de vida, mas nem sempre a …

Several researchers have assessed the utility of Impulse Oscillometry System (IOS) in
diagnosing and evaluating the severity of respiratory diseases in childhood, but none has …

Diagnosing asthma typically relies on clinical history, physical examination, and objective
lung function tests. Spirometry, the gold standard for assessing lung function, is universally …

Objectives To determine the discriminatory value of various impulse oscillometry (IOS)
parameters, and to find the cutoff value of the appropriate parameter for identifying exercise …

Introduction Reactance inversion (RI) has been associated with impaired peripheral airway
function in persistent asthma. However, there is little to no data about the difference between …

Background Tailoring asthma interventions based on biomarkers could substantially impact
the high cost associated with asthma morbidity. For policymakers, the main concern is the …

Objective: To verify whether the overlapping of ventilatory stimuli, resulting from playing with
blowing toys, changes the respiratory mechanics of healthy schoolchildren. Methods: Cross …

The worldwide Covid-19 outbreak has challenged our rules to manage pediatric patients
with chronic respiratory diseases, particularly asthma. The spread of the novel coronavirus …

In preschoolers, asthma control is assessed clinically using history and physical
examination. In certain centres, oscillometry is used to support clinical assessment; yet its …