Jonathan P Parsons | PubMed Health

PubMed2005

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in athletes.

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) describes airway narrowing that occurs in association with exercise. EIB occurs in up to 90% of asthmatic patients and is estimated to occur in > 10% of the general population. Recent reviews have identified asthma as a risk factor for sudden death and have reported many deaths that have been attributed directly to EIB. We present a review of the literature related to EIB in athletes including sections discussing its pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment, and which athletes are most at risk for experiencing EIB.

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Differences in the evaluation and management of exercise-induced bronchospasm between family physicians and pulmonologists.

Previous studies have demonstrated that specialists and generalists differ in the evaluation and management of asthma especially in terms of use of objective testing. We speculated that there also may be differences in the diagnosis and management of exercise-induced respiratory complaints. An Internet survey was sent to samples of pulmonologists and family physicians. Our data suggests that pulmonologists are much more likely to order bronchoprovocation testing than family physicians, and family physicians are more likely to start any empiric therapy than perform bronchoprovocation testing when exercise-induced bronchospasm is suspected. These differences may lead to inaccurate or missed diagnoses and unnecessary morbidity.

Asthma, Exercise-Induced↗