A comparison of pulmonary function in bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive bronchitis

A comparison of pulmonary function in bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive bronchitis

The dynamic and static lung volumes, arterial blood-gas tensions, and single-breath carbonmonoxide transfer factor have been compared in 72 asthmatic and 45 bronchitic patients with airways obstruction of comparable severity to determine which measurements might be used to discriminate between the t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Thorax 1970-01, Vol.25 (1), p.101-104
Hauptverfasser: Palmer, K. N. V., Diament, M. L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - physiopathology
Bronchitis - diagnosis
Bronchitis - physiopathology
Carbon Dioxide - blood
Carbon Monoxide
Child
Chronic Disease
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Lung - physiopathology
Male
Middle Aged
Oxygen - blood
Respiration
Respiratory Function Tests
Spirometry
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Zusammenfassung:The dynamic and static lung volumes, arterial blood-gas tensions, and single-breath carbonmonoxide transfer factor have been compared in 72 asthmatic and 45 bronchitic patients with airways obstruction of comparable severity to determine which measurements might be used to discriminate between the two diseases. The forced vital capacity, total lung capacity, arterial carbon-dioxide tension, and transfer factor were useful in this respect. Thus, in a patient with airways obstruction the finding of a low% predicted FVC (
ISSN:0040-6376
1468-3296
DOI:10.1136/thx.25.1.101