Chapter-05 Assessing Airway Responsiveness in the Laboratory
BOOK TITLE: Pulmonary Function Testing & Interpretation
Author
1. Hansen James E
ISBN
9789350251058
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11277_5
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2011
Pages
22
Author Affiliations
1.
David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Respiratory and Critical Care Physiology and Medicine, Los Angeles Biomedical Research institute, at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, USA
Chapter keywords
Aerosolizing medication,
spirometers,
pulmonary function laboratories,
placebo,
bronchodilator effect,
FVC,
FEV1,
single spirometric value,
pre-placebo mean,
acute bronchodilation,
sprayed medication,
pulmonary laboratory,
intrathoracic pressure,
intrathoracic compression,
obstructive airways disease,
pre-bronchodilator,
pre-placebo values,
Harbor-UCLA laboratory,
albuterol sulfate,
two-tailed t-tests,
aerosolized salbutamol,
rank order testing,
one-tailed t-tests,
ATS/ERS guidelines,
bronchial provocation testing,
exercise-induced asthma