Application progress of small airway function assessed by lung function testing in children with asthma
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2022.04.009
- VernacularTitle:肺功能小气道功能评价在儿童哮喘中的应用进展
- Author:
Xiaoyi CHAI
1
;
Yong FENG
;
Xuxu CAI
Author Information
1. 中国医科大学附属盛京医院小儿呼吸内科，沈阳 110004
- Keywords:
Lung function;
Small airway;
Children;
Asthma
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2022;49(4):254-257
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Bronchial asthma is the most common chronic airway disease in childhood characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness.The assessment of small airway function plays an important role in the diagnosis and management of asthma.This article will describe the definition of small airways, pulmonary function testing and their application in the clinical diagnosis and management of asthma.
