Table of contents
Introduction What is this tutorial about Airway reactivity What is hyperresponsiveness Reactivity Dose-response curves Measures of bronchial reactivity Questions 1-5 Penetration and deposition of inhaled particles Deposition in lower airways Deposition pattern in airways Questions 6-7 Airway model Cartilage Smooth muscles Mucosa, submucosa, vessels Initial airway diameter Lung elasticity Questions 8-9 Nervous control Pre- and postjunctional factors Prejunctional factors Postjunctional factors Questions 10-13 Assessment in practice A more general viewHyperresponsiveness
Airway responsivenessWhat is hyperresponsivess?ReactivityDose-response curvesMeasures of bronchial hyperresponsivess Questions 1-5