Question
What is the difference between specific and non-specific bronchial responsiveness?
Your answer
- Specific bronchial responsiveness implies a bronchoconstrictive response when challenged with allergens.
Well done!
The word specific is potentially misleading, but you were not fooled and correctly identified "specific" factors such as cold air and physical stimuli as being non-immunologic and hence non-specific bronchoconstrictor stimuli. Proceed to the next question.