Breathing Mechanics in Asthma
Authors: N. BLAIR LEROY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 October 1965Breathing Mechanics in AsthmaN. BLAIR LEROY, M.D., JOHN L. GUERRANT, M.D., F.A.C.P.N. BLAIR LEROY, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN L. GUERRANT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-4-572 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAsthma is a generalized obstructive pulmonary disease. Its manifestations are protean, and as a result physicians have found it difficult to agree on a definition. In recent years the CIBA Guest Symposium (1) and the American Thoracic Society (2) have suggested definitions that agree in essential points. We have followed the definition of the American Thoracic Society, which is: "Asthma is a disease characterized by an increased responsiveness of the trachea and bronchi to various stimuli and manifested by a widespread narrowing of the airways that changes in severity either spontaneously or as a result of therapy."This is a...Bibliography1. CIBA guest symposium for terminology, definition and classification of chronic pulmonary emphysema and related conditions. Thorax 14: 286, 1959. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. A statement by the American Thoracic Society. Definitions and classifications of chronic bronchitis, asthma, and pulmonary emphysema. Amer. Rev. Resp. Dis. 85: 762, 1962. Google Scholar3. MEADWHITTENBERGER JJL: Physical properties of human lungs measured during spontaneous respiration. J. Appl. Physiol. 5: 779, 1953. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. MEADMCILROYSELVERSTONEKRIETE JMBNJBC: Measurement of intraesophageal pressure. J. Appl. Physiol. 7: 491, 1955. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Charlottesville, VirginiaFrom the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Virginia, School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va.This study was supported in part by training grant 5 TI A1 153-03 from the National Institutes of Health, U. S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.Requests for reprints should be addressed to John L. Guerrant, M.D., University of Virginia Hospital, Charlottesville, Va. 22900. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByPulmonary function in ambulatory asthmatics 1 October 1965Volume 63, Issue 4Page: 572-582KeywordsAsthmaBronchiEmotionsEmphysemaIsoproterenolMedical servicesPrevention, policy, and public healthPulmonary diseasesRespirationTrachea Issue Published: 1 October 1965 PDF DownloadLoading ...