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Pasterkamp H. The highs and lows of wheezing: A review of the most popular adventitious lung sound. Pediatr Pulmonol 2018; 53:243-254. [PMID: 29266880 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.23930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Wheezing is the most widely reported adventitious lung sound in the English language. It is recognized by health professionals as well as by lay people, although often with a different meaning. Wheezing is an indicator of airway obstruction and therefore of interest particularly for the assessment of young children and in other situations where objective documentation of lung function is not generally available. This review summarizes our current understanding of mechanisms producing wheeze, its subjective perception and description, its objective measurement, and visualization, and its relevance in clinical practice.
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Bohadana AB, Michaely JP. Does the inclusion of wheeze detection as an outcome measure affect the interpretation of methacholine challenge tests? A study in workers at risk of occupational asthma. Lung 2006; 184:151-7. [PMID: 16902840 DOI: 10.1007/s00408-005-2575-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Methacholine challenge testing (MCT) is widely used to assess airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Traditionally, a 20% or greater decline in forced expiratory volume in 1 (FEV(1)) is the primary outcome measure. We examined whether the inclusion of wheeze detection as outcome measure influenced the categorical interpretation of MCT in workers at risk of occupational asthma (OA). We examined 28 occupationally exposed smokers with asthma-like symptoms (SympAsth), 22 asymptomatic, occupationally exposed smokers (Symp0), and 30 nonexposed, asymptomatic controls (Ctrl). MCT was done using an abbreviated technique. Spirometry and tracheal wheezes were recorded using a computerized system. MCT was considered either positive or negative using three outcome measures separately: (1) > or = 20% fall in FEV(1) (MCT("FEV1")); (2) wheeze appearance (MCT("Wheeze")); and (3) whichever among the two was present (MCT("FEV1Wheeze")). The proportion of reactors in each group were, by outcome measure, as follows: MCT("FEV1"): Ctrl = 2 (6.7%), Symp0 = 6 (27.3%), SympAsth = l2 (42.8%) (chi(2) = 10.2; p = 0.006); MCT("Wheeze"): Ctrl = 1 (3.3%), Symp0 = 4 (18.2%), SympAsth = 13 (46.4%) (chi(2) = l5.7; p = 0.001); MCT("FEV1Wheeze") Ctrl = 2 (6.7%), Symp0 = 7 (31.8%), SympAsth = 18 (64.3%) (chi(2) = 21.5; p = 0.001). Overall, including wheeze detection increased the proportion of "reactors" detected by spirometry by 30% (27 reactors vs. 20). This increase reached 50% (18 vs. 12) among workers with asthma like symptoms. In summary, the inclusion of wheeze detection as outcome measure for MCT allowed the recognition as reactors of subjects that otherwise would be "missed" by spirometry. The resulting increase in the number of true positives improved the sensitivity of MCT to detect AHR in occupationally exposed workers at risk of occupational asthma.
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- Abraham B Bohadana
- Institute National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM ERI 11, 54505, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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Kraman SS, Wodicka GR, Pressler GA, Pasterkamp H. Comparison of lung sound transducers using a bioacoustic transducer testing system. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2006; 101:469-76. [PMID: 16627681 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00273.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Sensors used for lung sound research are generally designed by the investigators or adapted from devices used in related fields. Their relative characteristics have never been defined. We employed an artificial chest wall with a viscoelastic surface and a white noise signal generator as a stable source of sound to compare the frequency response and pulse waveform reproduction of a selection of devices used for lung sound research. We used spectral estimation techniques to determine frequency response and cross-correlation of pulses to determine pulse shape fidelity. The sensors evaluated were the Siemens EMT 25 C accelerometer (Siemens); PPG 201 accelerometer (PPG); Sony ECM-T150 electret condenser microphone with air coupler (air coupler; with cylindrical air chambers of 5-, 10-, and 15-mm diameter and conical air chamber of 10-mm diameter); Littman classic stethoscope head (Littman) connected to an electret condenser microphone; and the Andries Tek (Andries) electronic stethoscope. We found that the size and shape of the air coupler chamber to have no important effect on the detected sound. The Siemens, air coupler, and Littman performed similarly with relatively flat frequency responses from 200 to 1,200 Hz. The PPG had the broadest frequency response, with useful sensitivity extending to 4,000 Hz. The Andries' frequency response was the poorest above 1,000 Hz. Accuracy in reproducing pulses roughly corresponded with the high-frequency sensitivity of the sensors. We conclude that there are important differences among commonly used lung sound sensors that have to be defined to allow the comparison of data from different laboratories.
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- Steve S Kraman
- Department of Internal Medicine, Univ. of Kentucky, Kentucky Clinic L-547, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Mwaiselage J, Moen B, Bråtveit M. Acute respiratory health effects among cement factory workers in Tanzania: an evaluation of a simple health surveillance tool. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2005; 79:49-56. [PMID: 16049720 DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0019-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2004] [Accepted: 06/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The effects of cement dust exposure on acute respiratory health were assessed among 51 high exposed and 33 low exposed male cement workers. The ability of the questionnaire to diagnose acute decrease in ventilatory function was also assessed. METHODS Acute respiratory symptoms were recorded by interview using a structured optimal symptom score questionnaire. Peak expiratory flow (PEF) was measured preshift and postshift for each worker with a Mini-Wright PEF meter. Personal respirable dust (n=30) and total dust (n=15) were measured with 37-mm Cyclone and 37-mm closed-faced Millipore cassette. Twenty-nine workers had concurrent respirable dust, PEF and questionnaire on the same day. RESULTS The geometric means of personal respirable dust and total dust among high exposed were 4.0 and 13.2 mg/m(3), respectively, and 0.7 and 1.0 mg/m(3) among low exposed. High exposed workers had more acute cough, shortness of breath and stuffy nose than the low exposed. Mean percentage cross-shift decrease in PEF was significantly more pronounced among high exposed workers than low exposed (95% CI 1.1, 6.1%). For workers with concurrent respirable dust, PEF and questionnaire assessment, an exposure-response relationship was found between log-transformed respirable dust and percentage cross-shift decrease in PEF (4.5% per unit of log-respirable dust in mg/m(3) ; 95% CI 3.3, 5.6%). Respirable dust exposure >/=2.0 mg/m(3) versus <2.0 mg/m(3) was associated with increased prevalence ratio for cough (7.9) and shortness of breath (4.2). Shortness of breath was associated with the highest sensitivity (0.87) and specificity (0.83) for diagnosing a percentage cross-shift decrease in PEF of >/=10%. CONCLUSION The observed acute respiratory health effects among the workers are most likely due to exposure to high concentrations of irritant cement dust. The results also highlight the usefulness of the questionnaire for health surveillance of the acute respiratory health effect.
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- Julius Mwaiselage
- Centre for International Health, University of Bergen, Armauer Hansen Building N-5021, Bergen, Norway.
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Harper VP, Pasterkamp H, Kiyokawa H, Wodicka GR. Modeling and measurement of flow effects on tracheal sounds. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2003; 50:1-10. [PMID: 12617519 DOI: 10.1109/tbme.2002.807327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The analysis of breathing sounds measured over the extrathoracic trachea offers a noninvasive technique to monitor obstructions of the respiratory tract. Essential to development of this technique is a quantitative understanding of how such tracheal sounds are related to the underlying tract anatomy, airflow, and disease-induced obstructions. In this study, the first dynamic acoustic model of the respiratory tract was developed that takes into consideration such factors as turbulent sound sources and varying glottal aperture. Model predictions were compared to tracheal sounds measured on four healthy subjects at target flow rates of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 L/s, and also during nontargeted breathing. Both the simulation and measurement spectra depicted increasing sound power with increasing flow, with smaller incremental increases at the higher flow rates. A sound power increase of approximately 30 dB between a flow rate of 0.5 and 2.0 L/s was observed in both the simulated and measured spectra. Variations of as much as 15 dB over the 300-600 Hz frequency band were noted in the sound power produced during targeted and nontargeted breathing maneuvers at the same flow rates. We propose that this variability was in part due to changes in glottal aperture area, which is known to vary during normal respiration and has been observed as a method of flow control. Model simulations incorporating a turbulent source at the glottis with respiratory cycle variations in glottal aperture from 0.64 cm2 to 1.4 cm2 explained approximately 10 dB of the measured variation. This study provides the first links between spatially distributed sound sources due to turbulent flow in the respiratory tract and noninvasive tracheal sounds measurements.
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- V Paul Harper
- Department of Biomedical Engineering and School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285 USA
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Bohadana A, Michaely JP, Teculescu D. Bronchial challenge testing in occupational epidemiology: is the diluent step really necessary? Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2002; 89:24-8. [PMID: 12141715 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)61906-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is no unanimous agreement on the use of a diluent step to preface methacholine challenge testing. The "pros" for this step are that it allows a better training of the patient; the "cons" are that it requires additional time and effort. OBJECTIVE We examined if there were any systematic effects when either the baseline or postdiluent (saline) forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) was used to define the reactivity status. METHODS All methacholine challenge tests performed during a 1-year period by a group of occupationally exposed workers (n = 183) were examined. RESULTS The mean percentage change in FEV1 from baseline to postsaline was -1.44 (+/- 3.47)% and the mean absolute change was -0.043 (+/- 0.11) L (P < 0.0001 for both comparisons). The maximum decrease and increase in FEV1 from baseline were -12.7% and +10.9%, respectively. Three subjects had a fall in FEV1 after saline of 10% or more and were not given methacholine. From the remaining 180 subjects, 172 were equally classified as reactors (n = 67) or nonreactors (n = 105), both by baseline FEV1 and postsaline FEV1. Eight subjects were classified as reactors by baseline FEV1 but as nonreactors by saline FEV1. In these subjects, the average FEV1 dropped 4.9% from baseline to saline and 17.3% from saline to end-test; thus, the total FEV1 drop (22.5%) exceeded the 20% required for the test to be positive. Among reactors, no relationship was found between the response to saline and the subsequent response to methacholine (r = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS Our data did not provide evidence to support the compulsory use of a diluent step when measuring bronchial responsiveness in populations. In general, the diluent step added time and expense to the test and, on occasion, forced a greater absolute drop in FEV1 than is needed to demonstrate bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
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- Abraham Bohadana
- Institut National Santé et Recherche Médical (INSERM) Unité 420, Epidémiologie Santé Travail, Vandoeuvre lès Nancy, France.
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BACKGROUND In elderly asthmatics, underdiagnosis is one of the important features. The main reason for underdiagnosis is thought to be a low frequency in complaining of symptoms due to the reduction of intellectual recognition and physical activity. Among the various symptoms, wheezing is the principal clue in diagnosing bronchial asthma, and decreased complaints for wheezing are also noted in elderly asthmatics. The objective of this study is to determine if less complaints of wheezing in elderly asthmatic is due to decrease in the development of wheezing. METHODS 61 young (20-39 years old), 68 middle-aged (40-59 years old) and 65 elderly (older than 60 years old) stable asthmatic subjects were studied (each group shall be called, hereafter, Young Group, Middle-aged Group and Old Group, respectively). During the methacholine induced airway narrowing, lung auscultation and questionnaire survey about presence and perception of wheezing were conducted in 194 asthmatics. RESULTS One hundred and sixty-nine patients (87%) developed wheezing during the methacholine induced airway obstruction. The frequency of wheezing during the methacholine challenge was found to be comparable among the groups. The methacholine concentration, % fall in FEV1, and FEV1 levels of the initial detection of wheezing were not different among the groups. Among the patients who developed wheezing, 47 patients (77%), 42 patients (61.8%) and 26 patients (40%) complained of wheezing in Young, Middle and Old Group, respectively. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the decreased perception of wheezing is a main factor for the low frequency of complaints of wheezing in elderly asthmatics.
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- J H Joo
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University, 1174 Jung-Dong, Wonmi-gu, Buchun, Kyonggi-do, Korea, 420-853
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SOUZA-MACHADO ADELMIR, CAVALCANTI MANUELAN, CRUZ ÁLVAROA. Má percepção da limitação aos fluxos aéreos em pacientes com asma moderada a grave. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1590/s0102-35862001000400004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Introdução: Este estudo avaliou a percepção da obstrução das vias aéreas em pacientes ambulatoriais com asma moderada a grave e a capacidade da ausculta torácica em identificar a limitação aos fluxos aéreos. Métodos: Trinta e três pacientes foram avaliados em sete visitas semanais usando escores de sintomas por meio de escala visual analógica de sintomas (EVAS, 0-100mm), índice clínico de hiper-reatividade brônquica (1-10), a classificação clínica de gravidade da asma (GINA, 1-4) e um escore de ausculta torácica (EAT, 0-5), espirometria e pico de fluxo expiratório (PFE), que foram correlacionados por meio do coeficiente de Spearman. Os pacientes foram classificados como percebedores (--1 <FONT FACE=Symbol>£ </FONT>r < 0) e não percebedores (0 <= r <= 1) através das correlações entre a EVAS para dispnéia e o VEF1. A correlação entre a ausculta e a obstrução brônquica foi considerada acurada quando um r <= --0,5 (EAT vs. VEF1) era observado. Resultados: Dezessete asmáticos (51,5%) não perceberam acuradamente o grau de obstrução das vias aéreas (não-percebedores). Nenhuma característica clínica pôde distinguir os grupos. Apenas 39,4% das correlações individuais entre EAT e VEF1 indicaram discriminação acurada pela ausculta. Asma grave não foi associada com ausculta não-acurada ou com má percepção neste estudo. Conclusão: Uma proporção significativa desta amostra de asmáticos não percebeu acuradamente a obstrução das vias aéreas. Além disso, o exame torácico mostrou ser um marcador inadequado da limitação aos fluxos aéreos em asmáticos moderados a graves, estáveis e ambulatoriais.
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Harper P, Kraman SS, Pasterkamp H, Wodicka GR. An acoustic model of the respiratory tract. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng 2001; 48:543-50. [PMID: 11341528 DOI: 10.1109/10.918593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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With the emerging use of tracheal sound analysis to detect and monitor respiratory tract changes such as those found in asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, there is a need to link the attributes of these easily measured sounds first to the underlying anatomy, and then to specific pathophysiology. To begin this process, we have developed a model of the acoustic properties of the entire respiratory tract (supraglottal plus subglottal airways) over the frequency range of tracheal sound measurements, 100 to 3000 Hz. The respiratory tract is represented by a transmission line acoustical analogy with varying cross sectional area, yielding walls, and dichotomous branching in the subglottal component. The model predicts the location in frequency of the natural acoustic resonances of components or the entire tract. Individually, the supra and subglottal portions of the model predict well the distinct locations of the spectral peaks (formants) from speech sounds such as /a/ as measured at the mouth and the trachea, respectively, in healthy subjects. When combining the supraglottic and subglottic portions to form a complete tract model, the predicted peak locations compare favorably with those of tracheal sounds measured during normal breathing. This modeling effort provides the first insights into the complex relationships between the spectral peaks of tracheal sounds and the underlying anatomy of the respiratory tract.
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- P Harper
- School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285, USA
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Rietveld S, Oud M, Rijssenbeek-Nouwens LH, Vaghi D, Dooijes EH. Characteristics and diagnostic significance of spontaneous wheezing in children with asthma: results of continuous in vivo sound recording. J Asthma 1999; 36:351-8. [PMID: 10386499 DOI: 10.3109/02770909909068228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The characteristics and diagnostics of wheezing during induced airway obstruction are well documented. The present study addressed (a) the characteristics of spontaneous wheezing with respect to a possible distinction between wheezes during in vivo versus induced airway obstruction, and (b) the relationship between in vivo wheezing and fluctuations in peak expiratory flow (PEF). Tracheal sounds were continuously recorded from 50 children and adolescents with asthma and 10 without asthma in the home environment. Wheezes underwent a qualitative analysis, including their concomitant sound frequencies. Presence of wheezing was scored by two examiners independently and was related to PEF. Spontaneous wheeze varied from solitary rhonchi to prolonged rhythms of loud stridor, and resembled the "induced" wheezes recorded previously. Power spectra showed that the spectral contents (frequency distribution) were comparable, although the in vivo patterns were more prolonged in duration. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of wheezing for a reduction in PEF of >20% were 88% and 92%, respectively. It was concluded that in vivo wheeze resembled induced wheeze and was a diagnostically reliable symptom with respect to asthma exacerbations.
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- S Rietveld
- Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Pasterkamp H, Kraman SS, Wodicka GR. Respiratory sounds. Advances beyond the stethoscope. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1997; 156:974-87. [PMID: 9310022 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.156.3.9701115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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- H Pasterkamp
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Purohit A, Bohadana A, Kopferschmitt-Kubler MC, Mahr L, Linder J, Pauli G. Lung auscultation in airway challenge testing. Respir Med 1997; 91:151-7. [PMID: 9135854 DOI: 10.1016/s0954-6111(97)90051-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The appearance of wheezes and changes in inspiratory breath (vesicular) sound intensity (BSI) were monitored in patients undergoing routine methacholine challenge test (MCT). The results were compared with changes in spirometry and to airway hyper-responsiveness (AH). Fifty-four patients were examined. Spirometry was performed before and after the inhalation of cumulative doses of methacholine starting from 25 micrograms; a fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) by 20% or more was considered as significant. Lung auscultation was performed by two observers simultaneously using a special stethoscope placed sequentially over the posterior right and left upper (interscapular region, 5 cm from the fourth thoracic vertebra) and lower lung zones (5 cm below the scapulae). Symptoms were recorded by the patients on a visual analogue scale. In 27 patients, the MCT was positive (MCT+) and in 27 patients it was negative (MCT-). Wheezes were identified at PD20 in 12 MCT+ patients while reduced BSI alone was found in 11 patients; in four patients, auscultation was normal. In 20 MCT+ patients, either wheezes, diminished BSI or both were heard, one to several steps before reaching PD20. In the MCT- group, wheezes were detected in two patients and diminished BSI in four. In MCT+ patients, the mean (+/-SD) perception of symptoms at end-challenge was 33% (+/-26), whereas in MCT- patients, it was 13.6% (+/-22). Complete inter-observer agreement was found in 95.7% of auscultations performed (Kappa coefficient = 0.846). Coupled to spirometry, lung auscultation may prove useful in airway challenge testing provided the concept is accepted that wheeze appearance and, by extension, an acute decrease in BSI, is as legitimate a manifestation of AH as a fall in FEV1.
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- A Purohit
- Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Civil, Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France
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Wheeze as an indicator of airway obstruction during bronchoprovocation lacks sensitivity. We therefore studied whether induced airway narrowing is revealed by changes in normal (vesicular) lung sounds. Fifteen subjects with asthma and nine healthy controls, aged 8-16 years, performed a standardized methacholine challenge. Respiratory sounds were recorded with eight contact sensors, placed posteriorly over the right and left superior and basal lower lobes, and anteriorly over both upper lobes, the right middle lobe, and the trachea. Average spectra of normal inspiratory and expiratory sounds, excluding wheeze, were characterized in 12 asthmatics and 9 controls at flows of 1 +/- 0.2 L/sec. Airway narrowing was accompanied by significant changes in lung sounds, but not in tracheal sounds. Lung sounds showed a decrease in power at low frequencies during inspiration and an increase in power at high frequencies during expiration. These changes already occurred at a decrease in forced expiratory volume in 1 sec of less than 10% from baseline and were fully reversed after inhalation of salbutamol. Thus, lung sounds were sensitive to changes in airway caliber, but were not specific indicators of bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
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- H Pasterkamp
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
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Bueso A, Irigaray R, Romero PV. [A phonogramic study of expiratory wheezing in the asthmatic patient]. Arch Bronconeumol 1995; 31:501-6. [PMID: 8542181 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-2896(15)30846-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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UNLABELLED The quantitative analysis of expiratory wheezing may offer a new approach for study respiratory function in asthmatics. METHOD The sound spectrum during expiration was analyzed in 9 asthmatics with wheezing and 5 normal subjects. Phonographic parameters were then correlated with spirometric results for baseline respiration and deep breathing. RESULTS a) Expiratory wheezing is heard in a band of 210 to 280 Hz during deep breathing, and b) the volume in this band correlates positively with mean expiratory flow (VT/TE) and negatively with the slope of the volume/flow curve between 50 and 25% of FVC. CONCLUSIONS The degree of air flow limitation in the peripheral airways correlates with the volume of pulmonary sound.
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- A Bueso
- Sección de Fisiopatología Respiratoria, Hospital Prínceps d'Espanya, Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona
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Bohadana AB, Peslin R, Uffholtz H, Pauli G. Potential for lung sound monitoring during bronchial provocation testing. Thorax 1995; 50:955-61. [PMID: 8539675 PMCID: PMC1021308 DOI: 10.1136/thx.50.9.955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of lung sound monitoring during bronchial provocation testing has not been clearly demonstrated. The appearance of wheeze and changes in inspiratory breath sound intensity have been analysed and related to changes in spirometric parameters and to airways hyperresponsiveness. METHODS Lung sounds were recorded in 38 patients undergoing a routine carbachol airway challenge (CAC) test. Spirometric testing was performed before and after the inhalation of each of five cumulative doses of 320 micrograms carbachol; a fall in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1) by 20% or more was considered as significant. Lung sound analysis was carried out using a computerised system. RESULTS The CAC test was positive (CAC+) in 21 patients and negative (CAC-) in 17. At the final stage of the challenge, wheeze was identified in 10 positive patients (48%) and in one negative patient (6%); in non-wheezers the inspiratory breath sound intensity decreased significantly from baseline in 11 CAC+ patients (mean (SD) change -35 (24%)) but not in 16 CAC- patients (mean (SD) change 5 (24%)). In all non-wheezers a linear relationship was found between breath sound intensity and the squared inspiratory airflow (r = 0.53-0.92) which became looser after the inhalation of carbachol. CONCLUSION When unertaking bronchial provocation testing the accurate identification of wheeze may prove useful in avoiding or shortening the test because of the presumed relationship between wheeze and airways hyperresponsiveness. Changes in breath sound intensity may also be useful, but further studies are required to define the threshold for significant changes in this index.
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- A B Bohadana
- Institut National de Rescherche et de Securité (INRS), Nancy, France
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