CORRELATION OF PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE WITH PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST IN CHILDHOOD ASTHMA

Autor:	Antony Jenifer J, Suresh P, Padmasani L. N
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Spirometry Childhood asthma medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Asthma clinic respiratory system medicine.disease Predictive value respiratory tract diseases Pulmonary function testing Correlation immune system diseases Internal medicine medicine business Asthma
Zdroj:	Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences. 3:9304-9307
ISSN:	2278-4802 2278-4748
DOI:	10.14260/jemds/2014/3200
Popis:	AIM: To ascertain whether the severity of childhood asthma as assessed by peak expiratory flow rate correlated with assessment by spirometry. MATERIALS AND METHODS: All patient between 6-18 years of age attending the asthma clinic during the non-exacerbation phase were included, those in whom PFT, PEFR could not be performed and those with diagnosis other than asthma were excluded. A total of 102 patients were enrolled in the study. CONCLUSION: The present study demonstrated that PEFR measurement alone had poor predictive value for abnormal spirometry. In the absence of PFTs, PEFR often overestimated how well a patient's asthma was controlled.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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