Bronchial hyperresponsiveness

Last revised by David Luong on 12 Jul 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-85893

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-85893

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/85893

rID:

85893

Article created:

13 Jan 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 Jul 2021, David Luong ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised David Luong had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Synonyms:

Airway hyperresponsiveness
Airway hyperreactivity
Bronchial hyperreactivity

Bronchial hyperresponsiveness or airway hyperresponsiveness consists of an increased sensitivity of the airways to an inhaled constrictor agonist. It has been described as a characteristic feature of asthma and has also been known to occur in association with other factors such as indexed body mass index¹ and certain inhaled stimuli including environmental allergens that increase airway inflammation and enhance airway hyperresponsiveness.