Last updated on March 2018
Association of Transcutaneous Pulse CO-oximetry With Inflammatory Lung Diseases
Are you eligible to participate in this study?
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
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Conditions: Allergic Rhinitis | Pneumonia | Asthma | Cystic Fibrosis
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Age: Between 6 - 24 Years
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Gender: Male or Female
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of asthma, pneumonia, allergic rhinitis, or none of the previous (control group)
- Ability to complete study procedures
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cardiopulmonary disease outside of the specific conditions for inclusion
- Prematurity
- Congenital heart disease
- Current diagnosis of more than one of the following: asthma, pneumonia, allergic rhinitis, cystic fibrosis, or - for controls - any current infection
- Recent serious bacterial infection (except for pneumonia in the pneumonia group)
- Concurrent clinical chest X-ray with findings other those that expected for the group (i.e. normal chest X-ray in pneumonia group or suspected pneumonia on chest X-ray in asthma group). To be determined by attending radiologist's interpretation.
