ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests
This international task force report updates general considerations for bronchial challenge testing and the performance of the methacholine challenge test. There are notable changes from prior recommendations in order to accommodate newer delivery devices. Rather than basing the test result upon a m...
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European Respiratory Society
2017
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| author | Coates, A. Wanger, J. Cockcroft, D. Culver, B. Carlsen, K. Diamant, Z. Gauvreau, G. Hall, Graham Hallstrand, T. Horvath, I. De Jongh, F. Joos, G. Kaminsky, D. Laube, B. Leuppi, J. Sterk, P. |
| author_facet | Coates, A. Wanger, J. Cockcroft, D. Culver, B. Carlsen, K. Diamant, Z. Gauvreau, G. Hall, Graham Hallstrand, T. Horvath, I. De Jongh, F. Joos, G. Kaminsky, D. Laube, B. Leuppi, J. Sterk, P. |
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| description | This international task force report updates general considerations for bronchial challenge testing and the performance of the methacholine challenge test. There are notable changes from prior recommendations in order to accommodate newer delivery devices. Rather than basing the test result upon a methacholine concentration (provocative concentration (PC20) causing a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)), the new recommendations base the result upon the delivered dose of methacholine causing a 20% fall in FEV1 (provocative dose (PD20)). This end-point allows comparable results from different devices or protocols, thus any suitable nebuliser or dosimeter may be used, so long as the delivery characteristics are known. Inhalation may be by tidal breathing using a breath-actuated or continuous nebuliser for 1 min (or more), or by a dosimeter with a suitable breath count. Tests requiring maximal inhalations to total lung capacity are not recommended because the bronchoprotective effect of a deep breath reduces the sensitivity of the test. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-545912017-09-29T04:10:08Z ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests Coates, A. Wanger, J. Cockcroft, D. Culver, B. Carlsen, K. Diamant, Z. Gauvreau, G. Hall, Graham Hallstrand, T. Horvath, I. De Jongh, F. Joos, G. Kaminsky, D. Laube, B. Leuppi, J. Sterk, P. This international task force report updates general considerations for bronchial challenge testing and the performance of the methacholine challenge test. There are notable changes from prior recommendations in order to accommodate newer delivery devices. Rather than basing the test result upon a methacholine concentration (provocative concentration (PC20) causing a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1)), the new recommendations base the result upon the delivered dose of methacholine causing a 20% fall in FEV1 (provocative dose (PD20)). This end-point allows comparable results from different devices or protocols, thus any suitable nebuliser or dosimeter may be used, so long as the delivery characteristics are known. Inhalation may be by tidal breathing using a breath-actuated or continuous nebuliser for 1 min (or more), or by a dosimeter with a suitable breath count. Tests requiring maximal inhalations to total lung capacity are not recommended because the bronchoprotective effect of a deep breath reduces the sensitivity of the test. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54591 10.1183/13993003.01526-2016 European Respiratory Society restricted |
| spellingShingle | Coates, A. Wanger, J. Cockcroft, D. Culver, B. Carlsen, K. Diamant, Z. Gauvreau, G. Hall, Graham Hallstrand, T. Horvath, I. De Jongh, F. Joos, G. Kaminsky, D. Laube, B. Leuppi, J. Sterk, P. ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| title | ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| title_full | ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| title_fullStr | ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| title_full_unstemmed | ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| title_short | ERS technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: General considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| title_sort | ers technical standard on bronchial challenge testing: general considerations and performance of methacholine challenge tests |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54591 |