Non-invasive tools beyond lung function before and after specific inhalation challenges for diagnosing occupational asthma.
Julia EngelVera van KampenVitali GeringOlaf HagemeyerThomas BrüningMonika RaulfRolf MergetPublished in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2019)
It is recommended to use both lung function and increase of FeNO as primary effect parameters of SIC. Changes of sputum eosinophils and bronchial hyperresponsiveness after SIC have a low additional diagnostic value, but may be useful in individual cases.