Journal of Allergy & Therapy

Enaldo Vieira Melo

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• Research Article
  Spirometry with FEV_0.75 Increases the Sensitivity for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Disorder in Children of Asthmatic Mothers.
  Author(s): Marco Antonio Valadares, Igor Neves Santos, Enaldo Vieira Melo, Ângela Maria da Silva, Priscila Teles Archanjo, Emilly Correia Nepomusceno, Roseane Lima Porto, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Lucas Silva Brito and Maria Luiza Doria AlmeidaMarco Antonio Valadares, Igor Neves Santos, Enaldo Vieira Melo, Ângela Maria da Silva, Priscila Teles Archanjo, Emilly Correia Nepomusceno, Roseane Lima Porto, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Lucas Silva Brito and Maria Luiza Doria Almeida
  
  Objective: To evaluate and compare the sensitivity of spirometry in children of asthmatic mothers by the parameters FEV1 and FEV0.75. Methods: An observational cross-sectional analytical study nested in a cohort of 4,757 pregnant women. Clinical evaluation was performed for the diagnosis of asthma, besides the realization of spirometry in the children of asthmatic mothers, evaluating the following parameters and relationships: FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC, FEV0.75 and FEV0.75/FVC. Results: A total of 86 children of asthmatic mothers were included in the study, with age mean of 79.8 ± 1.1 month old. Regarding the breathing pattern there was a predominance of normality. When using FEV1, changes were observed in 26 children, representing 30.3% of the sample. Of these, 17 were classified as restrictive and nine as obstructive. Using the FEV0.75 instead of the FEV1 (and its c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6121.S2-006

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