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dc.contributor.author | Bonello Spiteri, Danica | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-10-04T08:43:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2017-10-04T08:43:23Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2017-08 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Bonello Spiteri, D. (2017). Running out of breath. Journal of the Malta College of Family Doctors, 6(2), 5-9. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/22263 | - |
dc.description.abstract | There is emerging evidence that the prevalence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) is significantly under-reported in many sports. Little is known about the potential performance improvement that may exist when sports players are detected and treated for EIB, but optimal airway health is crucial for anyone undertaking regular exercise at any level. Athletes may not be aware of an underlying diagnosis of EIB, asthey may be asymptomatic, whilst other athletes may present with asthma-like symptoms but, upon testing, there is a negative test for EIB. The pathophysiology of bronchoconstriction that occurs in EIB differs from that which occurs in normal asthma, due to the large volumes of air that pass through the respiratory airways resulting in drying out of the aveolar fluid with resultant chemical release. A eucapnic voluntary hyperpnoea (EVH) challenge is the gold standard to detect underlying EIB when it results in a 10% drop from the baseline forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 ) in comparison to the baseline spirometric FEV1 . When a negative EVH challenge results, alternative respiratory diagnoses must be sought and treated. Hence not all exercise related breathing disorders encountered in family practice should be labelled as exercise induced asthma and treated as such. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Malta College of Family Doctors | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Exercise-induced asthma | en_GB |
dc.subject | Bronchi -- Diseases -- Diagnosis | en_GB |
dc.subject | Bronchoconstrictor agents | en_GB |
dc.subject | Athletes -- Diseases | en_GB |
dc.title | Running out of breath | en_GB |
dc.type | article | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | peer-reviewed | en_GB |
dc.publication.title | Journal of the Malta College of Family Doctors | en_GB |
Appears in Collections: | JMCFD, Volume 6, Issue 2 JMCFD, Volume 6, Issue 2 |
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