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J Appl Physiol 67: 2627-2630, 1989;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 67, Issue 6 2627-2630, Copyright © 1989 by American Physiological Society

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Blood gas changes during and after nonspecific airway challenge in asthmatic and normal subjects

R. Dal Negro and L. Allegra
Clinical Respiratory Physiology Department, Bussolengo General Hospital, Verona, Italy.

Twenty-eight asymptomatic asthmatics and 28 healthy volunteers were challenged with ultrasonically nebulized distilled water (UNDW). Blood gas composition was monitored transcutaneously (PtCO2 and PtcCO2) over 42 min (20 min for electrode stability, 3 min base line, 5 min during UNDW, and 14 min after UNDW). Flow-volume curves were recorded before and 15 min after UNDW. Forced expiratory volume in 1 s and expiratory flows decreased in asthmatics but not in normal subjects after UNDW. Mean base-line PtCO2 and PtcCO2 were comparable in the two groups. UNDW in normal subjects produced no significant changes in mean PtcCO2 and PtCO2. In asthmatics, the UNDW-induced decrease in mean PtcCO2 was greater and longer lasting, accompanied by a prolonged decrease in mean PtCO2. PtcCO2 and PtCO2 trends showed highly significant differences compared with healthy volunteers (P less than 0.001). Arterial blood gas measurements validated these changes. UNDW in asymptomatic asthmatics gives rise to a greater and more prolonged hyperventilation than in normal subjects and to gas-exchange abnormalities presumably reflecting a ventilation-perfusion mismatching.


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