Resistive work of breathing (sWOB) as target parameter evaluating methacholine challenge to assess airway hyperreactivity (AHR) in comparison to other lung function parameters

Richard Kraemer (Berne, Switzerland), Richard Kraemer, Jörg Salomon, Magdalen Gürtler, Stefan Minder

Source: International Congress 2016 – Functional assessment of the airways
Session: Functional assessment of the airways
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 4136
Disease area: Airway diseases

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Richard Kraemer (Berne, Switzerland), Richard Kraemer, Jörg Salomon, Magdalen Gürtler, Stefan Minder. Resistive work of breathing (sWOB) as target parameter evaluating methacholine challenge to assess airway hyperreactivity (AHR) in comparison to other lung function parameters. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 4136

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