Influence of Achalasia on the Spirometry Flow-Volume Curve and Peak Expiratory Flow.

Jelena Jankovic Branislava Milenkovic Aleksandar SimicOgnjan SkrobicArschang ValipourNenad IvanovicIvana BuhaJelena Milin-Lazovic Natasa DjurdjevicAleksandar JandricNikola Colic Stefan Stojkovic Mihailo Stjepanovic

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Awareness of the influence of achalasia on the pulmonary parameters is important because low values of PEF with a plateau on the spirometry loop can lead to misdiagnosis. The recognition of various patterns of the spirometry loop may help in identifying airway obstruction caused by another non-pulmonary disease such as achalasia.

Keyphrases

lung function
pulmonary hypertension
transcription factor
cystic fibrosis
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
air pollution
intensive care unit