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Maximum expiratory flow rates in induced bronchoconstriction in man
A. Bouhuys, … , B. M. Kim, A. Zapletal
A. Bouhuys, … , B. M. Kim, A. Zapletal
Published June 1, 1969
Citation Information: J Clin Invest. 1969;48(6):1159-1168. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI106073.
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Maximum expiratory flow rates in induced bronchoconstriction in man

Abstract

We evaluated changes of maximum expiratory flow-volume (MEFV) curves and of partial expiratory flow-volume (PEFV) curves caused by bronchoconstrictor drugs and dust, and compared these to the reverse changes induced by a bronchodilator drug in previously bronchoconstricted subjects. Measurements of maximum flow at constant lung inflation (i.e. liters thoracic gas volume) showed larger changes, both after constriction and after dilation, than measurements of peak expiratory flow rate, 1 sec forced expiratory volume and the slope of the effort-independent portion of MEFV curves. Changes of flow rates on PEFV curves (made after inspiration to mid-vital capacity) were usually larger than those of flow rates on MEFV curves (made after inspiration to total lung capacity). The decreased maximum flow rates after constrictor agents are not caused by changes in lung static recoil force and are attributed to narrowing of small airways, i.e., airways which are uncompressed during forced expirations. Changes of maximum expiratory flow rates at constant lung inflation (e.g. 60% of the control total lung capacity) provide an objective and sensitive measurement of changes in airway caliber which remains valid if total lung capacity is altered during treatment.

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A. Bouhuys, V. R. Hunt, B. M. Kim, A. Zapletal

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