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    Heliox and Asthma

    Hello everyone, I've tried searching the board for a topic regarding heliox and how it interacts with people with asthma. Does anyone have a link that I can use to point me in the right direction? Any asthmatic divers out there?
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    Here's a study on the use of Heliox with exercising patients afflicted with COPD:
    http://www.rxpgnews.com/research/res...cle_4052.shtml
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    I remember reading about several months ago. Sounds like solid logic to me. I know someone with severe asthma, so I was interested in the topic. Basically, it's easier to breath, since the He molecules are smaller. If a patient is having trouble moving 100% O2, they can move a 50/50 blend easier.

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    The clinical side of UpToDate is much better but here is a link to the patient UpToDate.

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