[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.
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Service d'Explorations Fonctionnelles Respiratoires, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.
Fornaris
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Nicoli
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Guillot
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Vanuxem
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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.