Upper airway obstruction in children. The value of inspiratory-expiratory flow-volume curves.
The physiological assessment of upper respiratory tract obstruction using inspiratory-expiratory flow-volume curves is a valuable non-invasive procedure in children. The technique employed at the Montreal Children's Hospital with appropriate case material is presented. Although flow-volume curves can reliably diagnose and localize a large airway obstruction, these lesions are readily monitored by spirometric testing.
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D005540:Forced Expiratory Flow Rates; D006801:Humans; D007320:Inspiratory Capacity; D008176:Lung Volume Measurements; D008297:Male; D012115:Residual Volume; D014109:Total Lung Capacity; D014797:Vital Capacity