Value of the Bronchodilator Response in Assessing Controller Naïve Asthmatic Children

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness to methacholine/AMP and the bronchodilator response in asthmatic children

“…According to this criterion, it was found that 47 (34.1%) of 138 children with asthma exhibited a positive BDR. This is in line with previous reports that a large proportion of patients with asthma do not show a positive BDR, which strengthens the suggestion that BDR provides only modest sensitivity in confirming the diagnosis of asthma [21].…”

“…TANTISIRA et al [20] reported a mean BDR of 10.07% among the 1,041 participants in the Childhood Asthma Management Program. GALANT et al [21] observed various mean BDRs according to clinical severity, ranging from 7.3 (mild intermittent group) to 10.1% (severe persistent group).…”

Utility of bronchodilator response for asthma diagnosis in Latino preschoolers

“…11---16 However, the studies that included preschooler spirometry reported only FEV 1 12---15 and in two of them, spirometry was performed using standardised criteria for adults. 12,15 The objective of the present study was to evaluate the utility of measured bronchodilator response to short beta-2 agonists for asthma diagnosis in Chilean preschoolers using spirometry standardised for this specific age group.…”

Efeu-Extrakt als Zusatzmedikation bei kindlichem Asthma bronchiale

“…Die Aussagekraft von FEV 1 als Parameter für den Schweregrad bei kindlichem Asthma wird in pädiatrischen Kreisen seit einiger Zeit kontrovers diskutiert [6,7,8]. Ein Grund, warum der FEV 1 -Wert auch bei Kindern mit schwerer Behinderung der Atemwege normal bleibt, könnte die Tatsache sein, dass bei Kindern der Durchmesser der Atemwege im Vergleich zum Lungenvolumen grösser ist als bei Erwachsenen.…”