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Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction update—2016

The first practice parameter on exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) was published in 2010. This updated practice parameter was prepared 5 years later. In the ensuing years, there has been increased understanding of the pathogenesis of EIB and improved diagnosis of this disorder by using objective testing. At the time of this publication, observations included the following: dry powder mannitol for inhalation as a bronchial provocation test is FDA approved however not currently available in the United States; if baseline pulmonary function test results are normal to near normal (before and after bronchodilator) in a person with suspected EIB, then further testing should be performed by using standardized exercise challenge or eucapnic voluntary hyperpnea (EVH); and the efficacy of nonpharmaceutical interventions (omega-3 fatty acids) has been challenged.

Author:John M. Weiler, John D. Brannan, Christopher C. Randolph, Teal S. Hallstrand, Jonathan Parsons, William Silvers, William Storms, Joanna Zeiger, David I. Bernstein, Joann Blessing-Moore, Matthew Greenhawt, David Khan, David Lang, Richard A. Nicklas, John Oppenheimer, Jay M. Portnoy, Diane E. Schuller, Stephen A. Tilles, Dana Wallace

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