Open AccessDiurnal Variation in Peak Expiratory Flow and Forced Expiratory Volume
Author(s) -
Arun Goel
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15156.6661
Subject(s) - spirometry , diurnal temperature variation , medicine , cardiology , asthma , atmospheric sciences , geology
Diurnal variability in airways has most commonly been reported using peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1). Characteristics of variability in small, mid and large airways caliber are expected to be different but have not been studied.