Volume : 4, Issue : 12, December - 2015

Exhaled nitric oxide in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship to pulmonary function, disease severity and steroid use.

Eugerta Dilka, Perlat Kapisyzi, Prof. Dr, Fccp Eritjan Tashi

Abstract :

<p>Fractional exhaled nitric oxide has been used as a pulmonary biomarker in various respiratory diseases, including COPD. There are only a few studies describing the levels of FENO in COPD patients and some of the published reports are conflicting in their conclusions. Recent studies indicate that FENO levels correlate with disease severity. There is a relationship between the levels of FENO in COPD and measures of lung function abnormality. This study is focused on relationship of FeNO levels to lung function, disease severity,differential diagnosis and steroid use. SUMMERY.There is pozitive significant correlation between the level of FeNO, Raw and RV/TLC in COPD patients. FENO measurement is a useful predictive tool for assessing the response to treatment in COPD patients.</p>