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SUBMITTER: Berger KI
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5822397 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 20180201 Suppl 1
The role for direct assessment of small airway function in subjects with respiratory symptoms but normal airflow by spirometry is discussed. Small airway disease syndrome is described in numerous disease states using a multidisciplinary approach. Data demonstrate that small airway disease is related to presence of respiratory symptoms, exposure to inhaled toxins, presence of local and systemic inflammation, and presence of histologic abnormalities within the distal lung. Investigation of immunol ...[more]