Publications by authors named "Luciano Penha Pereira"
Sao Paulo Med J
January 2018
Article Synopsis
- Asthma, a chronic inflammatory disease, often diagnosed using spirometry and bronchial challenge tests, was studied to assess the accuracy of spirometry in identifying cases in the general population.*
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- In a sample of 1,922 individuals aged 23 to 25, asthma was found in 200 participants (10.4%); however, spirometry showed weak sensitivity (23%) and specific predictive values (22%), with a specificity of 90% for detecting asthma.*
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- The study concluded that relying solely on spirometry has significant limitations for asthma detection, indicating a need for additional diagnostic methods.*
