Free running test for exercise-induced bronchospasm.
The free running test has been successfully carried out in patients from 5 to 21 years old. It has the following advantages: (1) it simulates normal exercise pattern; (2) it is readily performed in any health care setting; (3) it is simple to perform and noninvasive in nature; and (4) it reveals a maximum decrease in forced expiratory volume at one second at five minutes after the exercise period. There seems to be a seasonal variation that may alter outcome of tests.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis; D001249:Asthma / Q000503:physiopathology; D001986:Bronchial Spasm / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010507:Periodicity; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011674:Pulse; D014797:Vital Capacity; D014939:Work of Breathing