Objective measures for functional diagnostic of the upper airways: practical aspects
Volume: 52 - Issue: 2
First page: 99 - Last page: 103
C Chaves - C.R. de Andrade - C. Ibiapina
DOI: 10.4193/Rhin
OBJECTIVE: To review the main papers published on the main available tests to obtain objective values of nasal patency and to demonstrate aspects of their use in medical practice.
METHODOLOGY: We performed a non-systematic review of the MEDLINE and LILACS databases, and the most relevant articles were selected.
RESULTS: Objective evaluations are important in epidemiological studies and in monitoring of patients with nasal obstruction. There is a wide variety of objective tests of nasal function; among them acoustic rhinometry, rhinomanometry, and peak nasal inspiratory flow (PNIF) are currently the most used tests.
CONCLUSION: The choice of the method to evaluate nasal function depends on the conditions of each health service. PNIF has been highlighted as a simple and reliable alternative that provides easy-to-interpret results, and is thus an attractive method for clinical practice.
Rhinology 52 - 2: 99-103, 2014
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