Vital capacity and inspiratory capacity as additional parameters to evaluate bronchodilator response in asthmatic patients: a cross sectional study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bronchodilator response in patients with asthma is evaluated based on post-bronchodilator increase in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV<sub>1</sub>) and forced vital capacity (FVC). However, the need for additio...

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Main Authors: Azevedo Karen S, Luiz Ronir R, Rocco Patricia RM, Conde Marcus B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/12/49