[The contribution of effort tests in the evaluation of factors related to dyspnea in pneumonology].
Forty nine patients suffering from respiratory disorders underwent an exercise test carried out on a bicycle ergometer (n = 45) or by walking rapidly on flat or inclined ground (n = 4). The respiratory restrictions on effort were correlated with a degree of dyspnoea (stages 1 to 4) established by a questionnaire. The analysis of the effort test had consequences of practical importance: in effect, in this study, nearly half the patients benefited from advice orientated in particular towards the level of activity which would be suitable for them, and to reduction in their weight.
Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.
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D000328:Adult; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005080:Exercise Test; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000503:physiopathology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013147:Spirometry; D013997:Time Factors
D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D010100:Oxygen
Apport de l'épreuve d'effort dans l'appréciation des facteurs de la dyspnée en pneumologie.