Linked Life Data

3453129

Source:http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/id/3453129

Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of pulmonary function testing in children with asthma is to search for obstructive airway disease. We examined the charts of 169 asthmatic children during intervals between acute exacerbations. The severity of asthma was determined according to VIALATTE classification, with the Tiffeneau ration FEV1/VC (1) and the MMFR/VC ratio serving as obstructive indices. According to these data, children were classified into three groups: normal children (normal FEV1/VC and MMFR/VC), children with probable obstruction of the distal airways (normal FEV1/VC and decreased MMFR/VC), and children with both proximal and distal airway obstruction (decreased FEV1/VC and MMFR/VC). Since suggested normal values vary in the literature, we compared FEV1 and MMFR to determine as accurately as possible the number of children with obstructive disease. The relationship between the degree of clinical involvement and pulmonary function testing results was studied. Clinically, asymptomatic children with suspected normal respiratory function had evidence of obstructive disease in two out of three cases, and would benefit from drug therapy.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0397-9148
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
[The value of respiratory function tests in the surveillance of asthmatic children].
pubmed:affiliation
Services de Pédiatrie, Bouquier C.H.U. Dupuytren, Limoges.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract