Free running test for exercise-induced bronchospasm
Pierson, W.E.; Bierman, C.W.
Pediatrics 56(5 Pt-2(Suppl): 890-892
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0031-4005 PMID: 1187280 Document Number: 90849
The free running test has been successfully carried out in patients from 5 to 21 years old. It has the following advantages: (1) it simulates normal exercise pattern; (2) it is readily performed in any health care setting; (3) it is simple to perform and noninvasive in nature; and (4) it reveals a maximum decrease in forced expiratory volume at one second at five minutes after the exercise period. There seems to be a seasonal variation that may alter outcome of tests.