Can bronchodilator response predict bronchial response to methacholine in preschool coughers?

The aim of the present study was to determine the relationship between bronchodilator response, assessed by interrupter resistance (Rint), and bronchial reactivity in preschool children with chronic cough. Thirty-eight children coughers (median age 5.0 years, range 2.

Interrupter resistance short-term repeatability and bronchodilator response in preschool children.

Unlabelled: Interrupter resistance (Rint) technique can be easily and successfully performed in preschool children. The establishment of Rint short-term repeatability is essential to interpret any Rint change after a pharmacological intervention.

Aims Of The Study: In preschool children with asthma or chronic cough: (1) to assess two indices of short-term repeatability: (a) intra-measurement and (b) within-occasion between-test repeatability; (2) to study the relationship between short-term repeatability and bronchodilator response (BDR).