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A cold-air-inhalation device for lung disorder diagnosis.

Gerät zur Kaltluftinhalation in der Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik.

Author(s) : EICHLER W., HÄNSGEN H., WOBST E., LEUPOLD W.

Summary

Unspecific bronchial provocation is a method of detecting bronchial over sensitivity (e.g. asthma). Through inhalation of test substances, obstructions become apparent in breathing difficulty (depending on the nature of the ailment). However, there is greater and greater resistance to using this method, especially for children. Hence, natural irritants like cold air or cold air mixed with water droplets are being studied. Until now, there has been a lack of data on the connection between the specifications (i.e. air flow rate and temperature and droplet diameter) of the cold air and its degree of provocation. The authors presents a device that does just that.

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  • Original title: Gerät zur Kaltluftinhalation in der Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik.
  • Record ID : 2000-1040
  • Languages: German
  • Source: DKV-Tagungsbericht 25. 1998, Würzburg.
  • Publication date: 1998/11/18
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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