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Methods in Respiratory Measurement

  • PAED5710
  • non-standard teaching period (see Timetable)
  • 6 points
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To increase the awareness of methodological differences associated with paediatric respiratory science, this unit covers general principles of measurement of respiratory function with a particular focus of those adaptations required to successfully perform measurements in infants and young children. It describes the units of measurements and the international standards; provides an overview of infant, pre-school and cooperative children lung function testing, its role in clinical and research settings, advantages and limitations; and discusses the uses of challenge tests in diagnosis and management of paediatric respiratory disease with a particular focus on adaptations required for... -- Course Website

Prerequisites: PAED5709 Physiology of Respiratory Responses (formerly PAED8709 Physiology of Respiratory Responses). Students must have computer facilities and access to the Web from their location of study.



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