METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING SEVERE PERSISTING BRONCHIAL ASTHMA IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN

摘要

The method for diagnosing the severe persisting bronchial asthma in preschool children provides for assessing the parameters characterizing the pathogenetic components. For calculating the index of the severity of asthma, the logarithm of the sum of ratio between bronchodilation index and hypersensitivity to histamine and concentration of the metabolites of nitrogen oxide in the condensate of the expired air is calculated. When the index exceeds 1.84, the severe persisting bronchial asthma is diagnosed allowing for the monitoring and the adequate therapy.