title: [Clinico-functional respiratory assessment of the athlete with exercise-induced asthma or bronchospasm].
abstract: Asthmatic subjects can only be allowed to take part in sport activities after a careful functional evaluation of pulmonary function. For sport disciplines which require a mainly anaerobic metabolism it is enough to evaluate the respiratory function at rest, while for sport disciplines which require a mainly aerobic metabolism it is necessary to use an exercise tolerance test. The functional tests used must be able to demonstrate not only the suitability of the subjects to take up a sport, but also to recommend an appropriate sport discipline.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Medica e Malattie Cardiovascolari, Università degli Studi, Palermo.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Canino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lo Presti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oddo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caimi
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports; D014797:Vital Capacity
vernacular_title: Valutazione clinico-funzionale respiratoria dell'atleta affetto da asma o broncospasmo indotto da esercizio fisico.