Patients with fluctuant peak expiratory flow value in the absent category are insensitive to dyspnea and are at risk for severe asthma exacerbation

K. Sugiyama, H. Hirata, N. Ikeda, T. Shiobara, M. Tatewaki, F. Fukushima, M. Arima, Y. Fukushima, T. Fukuda (Tochigi, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Monitoring with lung function tests in airway diseases
Session: Monitoring with lung function tests in airway diseases
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 922
Disease area: Airway diseases

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K. Sugiyama, H. Hirata, N. Ikeda, T. Shiobara, M. Tatewaki, F. Fukushima, M. Arima, Y. Fukushima, T. Fukuda (Tochigi, Japan). Patients with fluctuant peak expiratory flow value in the absent category are insensitive to dyspnea and are at risk for severe asthma exacerbation. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 922

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