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List <strong>of</strong> Tables<br />

Table 1.1: Alternative diagnoses in children with whee2e............... ........................g<br />

lable 3.1: Properties <strong>of</strong> nitric oxide .................71<br />

Table 3.2: Reactions with nitric oxide ..............72<br />

Table 3.3: <strong>The</strong> characteristics <strong>of</strong> the nitric oxide synthase isoen2ymes................................... g1<br />

Table 4.1: <strong>The</strong> companies providing chemiluminescence analysers adaptable for nitric oxide<br />

measurement in 1995. ...................101<br />

Table 5.1: <strong>The</strong> delay and response time <strong>of</strong> the NO, COz, mouth pressure and flow meter<br />

analysers used.......... ...llg<br />

fu9l" 6.1: <strong>The</strong> published results <strong>of</strong> exhaled nitric oxide in adults.... ...................127<br />

full" 6.2: Compete results for an individual subjecr .......143<br />

Table 6.3 NO and COz results from single exhalitions in twelve adult subjects............. ......143<br />

Table 7.1: NO, COz and duration <strong>of</strong> each exhalation at different expiratory flows...............157<br />

Table 7.2: Comparison <strong>of</strong> the first and repeated last set <strong>of</strong> exhalation, uf the same expiratory<br />

flow""""" ...................16r<br />

Table 7.3: NO, COz and duration <strong>of</strong> each exhalation at different expiratory mouth pressures<br />

.....,....,,,.,.., |62<br />

Table 7.4: Comparison <strong>of</strong> the first and repeated last set <strong>of</strong> exhalations performed at the same<br />

SPt]afory mouth pressure ............162<br />

Table 7.5: Exhaled NO results with high and low background NO concentrations...............l6g<br />

Table 7.6: Exhaled COz results with high and low background NO concentrations .............16g<br />

Table 8.1: Coefficients <strong>of</strong> variation <strong>of</strong> peak NO, peak COz and mouth pressure measurements<br />

made by both the direct and rpiece systems, and <strong>of</strong> flow made by the rpiece system......... lg5<br />

Table 9.1: <strong>The</strong> recommended standard for single breath online Nb meaiur.-"nt ...............206<br />

Table 9.2: <strong>The</strong> recommended standards for single breath and tidal breathing <strong>of</strong>f-line NO<br />

measurement.............. ..,,,...,,,,.....,.21g<br />

Table 9.3: <strong>The</strong> recommended standard for nasal No measurement...... ...............220<br />

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