Open AccessCorrelation of exhaled carbon monoxide level with disease severity in chronic obstruction pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Arshad Ejazi,
Mohammad Shameem,
Rakesh Bhargava,
Zuber Ahmad,
Jamal Akhtar,
Nafeees A Khan,
Mohammad Shadab Alam,
Arif Alam,
C G Adil Wafi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_11_18
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , spirometry , biomarker , gastroenterology , airway obstruction , pulmonary disease , oxidative stress , exhaled breath condensate , airway , asthma , surgery , biochemistry , chemistry
Amplification of airway inflammation and its destruction due to oxidative stress is a major step in the pathogenesis of chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD). Exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) may be quantified to evaluate the airway inflammation and oxidative stress in such patients.