Studies on the Registration of Provocation Tests for the Etiological Diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma

VARIATIONS OF AIRWAY RFSISTANCE IN PROVOCATION TESTS ON ASTHMATIC PATIENTS, MEASURED WITH DIFFERENT METHODS1

“…In the Medieal Clinic II, the S:t Goran's Hospital, we are since many years interested in ohjeetive registrations of the nieehanics of breathing in asthma (2,3,4) mainly in order to get as elear a result of the provoeation test as possible. Different methods used for objective measuring of provocation tests have earlier been compared (3).…”

Respiratory Studies in Children. XII

“…Nine asthmatic children between tho ages of 6 and 14 were studied, 5 boys and 4 girls. Tho childron were selected among those attending t,he Allergy Out-Paticnt, Clinic at tho Pediatric Department of Karolinska Sjukhuset, Stockholm.…”

Mould Allergy

“…As shown by Colldahl et al and others (12,13,14), the sensitivity of the methods varies when concerned with the registration of positive provocation tests. Thus, FEVi.o and peak flow usually decline more markedly than the vital capacity (41) when a provocation test is positive.…”