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Condition: Asthma
Interventions: Drug: Salbutamol; Procedure: Forced oscillation technique; Procedure: Plethysmography
Sponsor: Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Completed – verified August 2016
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Conditions: Asthma; Atopy
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Sponsor: Universidade do Porto
Recruiting – verified June 2016
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U.S. News & World Report |
Was the Doctor Right About Your Child's Asthma Diagnosis?
U.S. News & World Report It seems like a eureka moment – and it may, in fact, be just that: Your child, who has been nursing a cough and wheezing while exerting himself, is finally diagnosed – with asthma. Historically, research finds this common chronic respiratory disease … |
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Doctor details diagnosis of asthma in children
Taipei Times Diagnosing asthma in infants and young children is often difficult, but there are a few distinctive early symptoms that parents can look for, including having wheezing episodes more than three times in a year and coughing when emotional or after … |
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CBC.ca |
Asthma diagnosis 'trivialized,' fuels overdiagnosis, doctors say
CBC.ca His research involving roughly 500 adults, published in 2010, suggests asthma is overdiagnosed in about a third of Canadian adults and he's updating the findings. A recent Dutch study on more than 600 children diagnosed as having asthma found nearly 54 … |
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Dyspnea (shortness of breath) in asthma, COPD is important for diagnosis
Bel Marra Health Dyspnea (shortness of breath) in asthma, COPD is important for diagnosis Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is found in asthma and COPD and is an important symptom for diagnosis. Shortness of breath severity can range from person to person, but is commonly … |
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New clinical trial to improve diagnosis of asthma
HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog) A research team at The University of Nottingham is calling on people diagnosed with mild asthma to take part in a clinical trial to see whether a simple new breath test can improve the diagnosis and treatment of the condition. Asthma UK recently … |
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Volatile organic compounds in asthma diagnosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Allergy. 2015 Oct 17;
Authors: Cavaleiro Rufo J, Madureira J, Oliveira Fernandes E, Moreira A
Abstract
We aimed to assess the value and classification rate of exhaled volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in asthma diagnosis. A PRISMA oriented systematic search for published studies regarding exhaled VOCs in asthma diagnosis was conducted based on pre-defined criteria. Studies presenting sensitivity and specificity values for the test were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled diagnosis odds ratios (DOR), area under the curve (AUC) and positive and negative likelihood ratios (LR) for exhaled VOC profiles were calculated; and publication bias, threshold effect and heterogeneity were estimated. Eighteen studies were selected for the qualitative analysis and 6 met the criteria for inclusion in the quantitative analysis. Mean (95%CI) pooled DOR, positive and negative LR were 49.3 (15.9 to 153.3), 5.86 (3.07 to 11.21) and 0.16 (0.10 to 0.26), respectively. The AUC value was 0.94. Only 3 of the 18 reviewed studies performed an external validation of the model using a different dataset. The results from the revised studies suggest that exhaled VOCs are promising biomarkers for asthma diagnosis and that several compounds, mainly alkanes, may be significantly associated with asthma inflammation. However, there are still various constraints associated with standardization and externally validated studies are needed to introduce exhaled VOCs profiling in a clinical scenario. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PMID: 26476125 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher]
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Daily Mail |
Parents becoming frustrated at reluctant asthma diagnosis in babies
Daily Mail With wheezing very common in young children, diagnosis presents a challenge to doctors and many specialists are reluctant to give a diagnosis of asthma and focus on the treatment – and that is why the word asthma wasn't mentioned in Charli's case. |
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Parents becoming frustrated at reluctant asthma diagnosis in babies urged not …
Daily Mail With wheezing very common in young children, diagnosis presents a challenge to doctors and many specialists are reluctant to give a diagnosis of asthma and focus on the treatment – and that is why the word asthma wasn't mentioned in Charli's case. |
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