Assessment of bronchial responsiveness in preschool children.
Preschool children have a short concentration span and relatively poor cooperation with pulmonary function tests (PFTs). This combination complicates the inhalation protocol and the assessment of bronchodilation/bronchoconstriction in this age group. Bronchial responsiveness can be studied after bronchodilator administration or during bronchial challenge using miscellaneous PFTs. This article enclosed information on when to consider significant a PFT change, and published proposed cutoffs for bronchodilation/bronchoconstriction test. Issues on interpretation of bronchial test are also discussed. Recommendations are provided on behalf of the Interrupter Technique Subcommittee of the ATS/ERS Working Group on Infant and Young Children Pulmonary Function Testing.
Beydon
Nicole
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Department of Physiology, Debré APHP, Service de Pédiatrie Générale, 48 Boulevard Sérurier, Paris, France. nicole.beydon@rdb.ap-hop-paris.fr
D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D016084:Bronchoconstriction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D016085:Bronchoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods
D016085:Bronchoconstrictor Agents