tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: "Comparison of mannitol and methacholine to predict exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and a clinical diagnosis of asthma"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học 'Respiratory Research cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài:"Comparison of mannitol and methacholine to predict exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and a clinical diagnosis of asthma. | BioMed Central Respiratory Research Open Access Comparison of mannitol and methacholine to predict exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and a clinical diagnosis of asthma Sandra D Anderson 1 Brett Charlton2 John M Weiler3 Sara Nichols4 Sheldon L Spector5 David S Pearlman6 and A305 Study Group6 Address Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Missenden Road Camperdown NSW 2050 Australia 2Pharmaxis Ltd 2 10 Rodborough Rd Frenchs Forest NSW 2086 Australia 3CompleWare Corporation PO Box 3090 Iowa City IA 52244-3090 and University of Iowa Iowa City IA 52242 USA 4CompleWare Corporation PO Box 3090 Iowa City IA 52244-3090 USA 5California Allergy and Asthma Medical Group 11645 Wilshire Blvd. Ste. 1155 Los Angeles CA 90025 USA and 6Colorado Allergy Asthma Centers PC 125 Rampart Way Suite 150 Denver CO 80230-6405 USA Email Sandra D Anderson - sandya@ Brett Charlton - John M Weiler - jweiler@ Sara Nichols - snichols@ Sheldon L Spector - spector@ David S Pearlman - A305 Study Group - sandya@ Corresponding author Published 23 January 2009 Received 20 October 2008 Respiratory Research 2009 10 4 doi 1465-9921-10-4 Accepted 23 January 2009 This article is available from http content 10 1 4 2009 Anderson et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Asthma can be difficult to diagnose but bronchial provocation with methacholine exercise or mannitol is helpful when used to identify bronchial hyperresponsiveness BHR a key feature of the disease. The utility of these tests in subjects with signs and symptoms of asthma