Air Trapping Correlates with Increased Frequency of Albuterol Use and Severity of Wheeze in Persistent Asthma.

CONCLUSIONS: Frequent albuterol use and wheezing may be a sign of unrelieved air trapping. Chest pain is a unique symptom in persistent asthma, and the pathogenesis requires further studies. Lung volume measurement added to routine spirometry can help identify patients with asthma and with air trapping. PMID: 32019852 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32019852?dopt=Abstract

Source: Respiratory Care - February 3, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Vempilly JJ, Abejie BA, Rashidian A, Jain VV, Bhakta N Tags: Respir Care Source Type: research