Abstract
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction mostly presents in patients with asthma, although it is generally recognized that physical activity provokes, but not causes asthma. The lecture discusses the pathogenesis of the syndrome of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, its diagnosis which includes bicycle ergometry or treadmill test, as well as registration of the flow-volume curve of forced exhalation before and at different time intervals during recovery after exercise challenge test. Besides, indications, and contraindications to the test are listed as well as methodology and the interpretation of the results are considered in detail. A clinical example of the detection of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in a young adult patient is also given.
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