REVIEW ARTICLEForced Oscillation Technique and Childhood Asthma☆
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KEY WORDS
asthma
forced oscillation technique
impulse oscillometry
preschool children
pulmonary function test
ABBREVIATIONS
BHR
bronchial hyperresponsiveness
FOT
forced oscillation techniques
IOS
impulse oscillometry
MEFV
maximal forced expiratory flow-volume
Zrs
impedance
Rrs
resistance
Xrs
reactance
Crs
compliance
Irs
inertance
FRC
functional residual capacity
Rint
interrupter resistance
sRaw
specific airway resistance
Vpleth
plethysmographic volume
TGV
thoracic gas volume
eNO
exhaled nitric oxide
tcPO2
transcutaneous oxygen tension
FVC
forced vital capacity
FEV1
forced expiratory volume in one second
MMF
maximal midexpiratory flow
PEF
peak flow
V50
maximal expiratory flow at 50% vital capacity
V25/HT
maximal expiratory flow at 25% vital capacity per height
Dmin
minimal dose of methacholine
St
speed of bronchoconstriction in response to methacholine
PC20
provocation concentration producing a 20% fall in FEV1
ATS
American Thoracic Society
ERS
European Respiratory Society
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