Specific inhalation challenge
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Specific inhalation challenge
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The specific inhalation challenge (SIC) is a diagnosis tool to assess airway responsiveness to "sensitizing" substances as opposed to nonspecific stimuli such as pharmacological agents, cold air and exercise. Subjects are exposed to a suspected occupational agent in a controlled way under close supervision in a hospital laboratory. The specific inhalation challenges has been considered as the gold standard in confirming the diagnosis of occupational asthma.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_inhalation_challenge
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2023-12-25T09:50:45Z
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