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Determining when enhanced pause (Penh) is sensitive to changes in specific airway resistance.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21240729     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Penh is a dimensionless index normally used to evaluate changes in the shape of the airflow pattern entering and leaving a whole-body flow plethysmograph as an animal breathes. The index is sensitive to changes in the distribution of area under the waveform during exhalation and increases in a nonlinear fashion as the normalized area increases near the beginning of the curve. Enhanced pause (Penh) has been used to evaluate changes in pulmonary function and as a method to evaluate airway reactivity. However, the use of Penh to assess pulmonary function has been challenged (Bates et al., 2004; Lundblad et al., 2002; Mitzner et al., 2003; Mitzner & Tankersley, 1998; Petak et al., 2001; Sly et al., 2005). The objective of this study was to show how Penh of the thorax and plethysmograph flow patterns are related. That relationship is used to describe the conditions under which whole-body plethysmograph Penh measurements can be used to detect changes in sRaw.
Authors:
David G Frazer; Jeffrey S Reynolds; Mark C Jackson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A     Volume:  74     ISSN:  1528-7394     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Toxicol. Environ. Health Part A     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-17     Completed Date:  2011-02-22     Revised Date:  2011-04-20    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100960995     Medline TA:  J Toxicol Environ Health A     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  287-95     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA. dgf1@cdc.gov
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Airway Resistance* / drug effects
Algorithms
Animals
Bronchoconstrictor Agents / toxicity
Methacholine Chloride / toxicity
Models, Biological
Plethysmography, Whole Body*
Pulmonary Ventilation*
Respiration Disorders / chemically induced,  diagnosis*,  physiopathology
Respiratory System / drug effects,  physiopathology
Severity of Illness Index
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Bronchoconstrictor Agents; 62-51-1/Methacholine Chloride

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