Diagnosis

As a rule, asthma cannot be put by an examination species (e.g. a skin test) alone the diagnosis of an allergy or the. It always therefore must -- by e.g. you unite most barely confirm by other examination shapes. Belonging to the examination methods which are used use in the asthma diagnostics:

1. diagnosis of a hyperreagiblen bronchial system

  • Peak-Flow protocol over 24 hydrogen: zirkadiane fluctuations of the Peak-Flow value over 20%
  • Metacholin provocation test: A patient points, with suspicion of asthma normal values for FEV1 (expiratory volume in the 1st second) and Resistance (lung resistance) a provocation test recommends itself to the detection of a hyperreagiblen bronchial system so. After inhalation of bronchospastisch test substances (e.g. Metacholin) seeming (respiratory systems making narrower) it comes in the positive case . to the doubling the Resistance and waste this one for FEV1 by at least 20% these are proving alone for the pathogenicity of an allergen.

2. diagnosis of one manifest asthma bronchial

Anamnesis (patient anamnesis): One understands the specific interview of the patient by anamnesis over his troubles caused if necessary allergically or asthmatically and further accompanying factors by the lung specialist. Clinic: see symptoms and findings lung function: the lung function is an examination which is carried out by the lung specialist.


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