How to interpret spirometry in a child with suspected asthma.
Adolescent Health
Child Health
Paediatrics
Respiratory Medicine
Journal
Archives of disease in childhood. Education and practice edition
ISSN: 1743-0593
Titre abrégé: Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101220684
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2022
12 2022
Historique:
received:
18
04
2022
accepted:
01
08
2022
pubmed:
26
8
2022
medline:
22
11
2022
entrez:
25
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders of childhood. The typical symptoms are a result of reversible airway obstruction. There is no 'gold-standard' test to diagnose asthma, but the most commonly used investigation to help with a diagnosis is spirometry. This article outlines some of the technical aspects of spirometry together with how the forced expiration manoeuver and bronchodilator responsiveness testing can be performed and interpreted in a child with suspected asthma.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36008112
pii: archdischild-2022-324308
doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2022-324308
doi:
Substances chimiques
Bronchodilator Agents
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
435-441Informations de copyright
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2022. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Competing interests: None declared.