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Bronchial challenge test — Diagnostics OPS 301 code 1 714 A bronchial challenge test is a medical test used to assist in the diagnosis of asthma.[1] The patient breathes in … Wikipedia
bronchial challenge test — see under challenge … Medical dictionary
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness — (or other combinations with airway or hyperreactivity) is a state characterised by easily triggered bronchospasm (contraction of the bronchioles or small airways).Bronchial hyperresponsiveness can be assessed with a bronchial challenge test. This … Wikipedia
bronchial provocation — see under challenge … Medical dictionary
methacholine challenge — a type of bronchial challenge or inhalational challenge used as a test for airway reactivity or atopic asthma; aerosolized methacholine is applied to the airways and the patient is assessed for responsiveness or hyperresponsiveness … Medical dictionary
histamine challenge — a type of bronchial challenge done to assess responsiveness of the mucosa: histamine is applied to the nose or mucous membrane and mucosal swelling is monitored; allergic or otherwise susceptible subjects have lowered thresholds of reactivity … Medical dictionary
inhalational challenge — a type of challenge test done to determine reactivity to drugs or causative allergens in atopic or extrinsic asthma; a dilute concentrate of the suspected substance is inhaled and the patient is assessed for bronchial reactivity, which may be… … Medical dictionary
Spirometry — TLC Total lung capacity: the volume in the lungs at maximal inflation RV Residual volume: the volume of air remaining in the lungs … Wikipedia
Methacholine — Systematic (IUPAC) name 2 (acetyloxy) N,N,N trimethylpropan 1 aminium Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
Exhaled nitric oxide — In medicine, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) can be measured in a breath test for asthma or other conditions characterized by airway inflammation. Nitric oxide (NO) is a gaseous molecule produced by certain cell types in an inflammatory response. The… … Wikipedia
