Outcome of children to alcoholic mothers related to social conditions during upbringing

Abstract

Among a d u l t a s t h m a t i c p a t i e n t s d i s t i n c t i o n i n t o "primary b r o n c h i a l d i s e a s e " and "emphysematic" can be made on t h e DaSlS 01 t h e e l a s t l c. r e c o i l / l u n g c o n d u c t a n c e r e l a t i o n s h i p. We wish t o know i f t h e s e f u n c t i o n a l d i s t i n c t i o n a l s o c o u l d be done i n a s t h m a t i c c h i l d r e n. The l u n g c o n d u c t a n c e i s i n f l u e n c e d by t h e s t a t e o f i n f l a t i o n o f t h e l u n g and t h e volume h i s t o r y. Thus, t h e q u e s t i o n a r o s e w h e t h e r l u n g c o n d u c t a n c e c o u l d be r e l i a b l y d e t e r m i n e d t a k i n g i n t o a c c o u n t t h e p r e s e n c e o f t r a p p e d g a s and a s y n c h r o n o u s v e n t i l a t i o n. S t a t i c l u n g compliance and l u n g c o n d u c t a n c e measurements were made on