Department of Pulmonology, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran
Research Article
Evaluating the Predicting Value of Respiratory Symptoms in Suspected Asthma Patients in Comparison to the Results of the Methacholine Test
Author(s): Mohammadali Saba*
Background: Asthma is a serious and chronic lung disease that is associated with inflammation and increasing the sensitivity of airways. A number of patients, despite having clinical symptoms, do not have the spirometry criteria for a definitive diagnosis of asthma therefore, we use methacholine stimulation test. But since in different studies the relationship between the frequency of respiratory symptoms in suspected asthmatic patients and the positive results of the methacholine test is not definitely clear, in this study, we decided to evaluate the predictive value of respiratory symptoms in suspected asthmatic patients in comparison to results of its methacholine test.
Method: This study was conducted on 147 suspected asthma patients. At first, the patients were subjected to methacholine test and divided into two methacholine negative an.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2472-1247.2025.11.345
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