Categorisation of ventilatory pattern of response to bronchodilator therapy in airflow limitation.
Improvement in lung function studies following bronchodilator inhalation leads to different pattern of response in ventilatory parameters which are helpful in categorizing the patients into groups for correct interpretation of bronchodilator response and assessment of prognosis of the disease.
Meenakshi
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Kilpauk Medical College, Madras.
D000328:Adult; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000502:physiology; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation / Q000187:drug effects*; D014797:Vital Capacity / Q000187:drug effects
D001993:Bronchodilator Agents