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Table of Contents
Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness

• Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What is this tutorial about

• Hyperresponsiveness
  • Airway reactivity
  • What is hyperresponsiveness
  • Reactivity
  • Dose-response curves
  • Measures of bronchial reacitivity
  • Questions 1-5

• Particle size and deposition
  • Penetration and deposition of inhaled particles
  • Deposition in lower airways
  • Deposition pattern in airways
  • Questions 6-7

• Airway structure and function
  • Airway model
  • Cartilage
  • Smooth muscles
  • Mucosa, submucosa and vessels
  • Initial airway diameter
  • Lung elasticity
  • Questions 8-9

• Control mechanisms
  • Nervous control
  • Pre- and postjunctional factors
  • Prejunctional factors
  • Postjunctional factors
  • Questions 10-13

• Assessing responsiveness
  • Assessment in practice
  • A more general view

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