Variability in Measures of Exhaled Breath Na, Influence of pulmonary Blood Flow and salivary Na

The assessment of inflammatory markers and ions in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) is being utilized more frequently in diseases such as asthma and cystic fibrosis with marked variability in EBC measures, including those of exhaled Na + . We sought to determine if variability in exhaled Na + was due...

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Main Authors: Courtney M. Wheatley, Nicholas A. Cassuto, William T. Foxx-Lupo, Eric M. Snyder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-04-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S4718