From: Short and long term treatment of asthma with intravenous nutrients
 |  |  |  |  | % Predicted | % Predicted | % Predicted | % Predicted | % Predicted | ||||||||||
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Patient |  |  |  |  | FVC (L) | FEV 1 (L) | PEF (L/S) | FEF 25–75 (L/S) | FEF 75–85 (L/S) | ||||||||||
 | Sex | Age | Mos. | # IVs Per pt. | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % | Pre | Post | % |
B, M. | F | 57 | 9.5 | 11 | 73 | 97 | 33% | 56 | 78 | 39% | 89 | 109 | 22% | 26 | 41 | 58% | 29 | 40 | 38% |
B, C | M | 31 | 2.3 | 8 | 34 | 97 | 185% | 39 | 69 | 77% | 30 | 53 | 77% | 17 | 45 | 165% | 13 | 52 | 300% |
D, K | F | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 119 | 143 | 20% | 94 | 96 | 2% | 95 | 134 | 41% | 54 | 37 | -31% | Not done | Â | Â |
G, W. | M | 74 | 3.5 | 4 | 48 | 67 | 40% | 25 | 57 | 128% | 16 | 93 | 481% | 11 | 34 | 209% | 38 | 54 | 42% |
G, L. | F | 63 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 82 | 64% | 36 | 65 | 81% | 51 | 56 | 10% | 17 | 35 | 106% | 21 | 36 | 71% |
H, K. | F | 55 | 5.3 | 11 | 61 | 105 | 72% | 41 | 97 | 137% | 56 | 120 | 114% | 18 | 38 | 111% | 20 | 43 | 115% |
O, M. | F | 48 | 19 | 4 | 72 | 90 | 25% | 63 | 98 | 56% | 60 | 88 | 47% | 42 | 114 | 171% | 42 | 145 | 245% |
S, L. | F | 64 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 86 | 41% | 41 | 64 | 56% | 73 | 113 | 55% | 16 | 24 | 50% | 27 | 22 | -19% |
S, W. | M | 44 | 16 | 13 | 45 | 98 | 118% | 35 | 77 | 120% | 34 | 98 | 188% | 21 | 45 | 114% | 31 | 46 | 48% |
Average | Â | 53 | 12.58 | 9.25 | 60 | 95 | 59% | 45 | 84 | 87% | 56 | 105 | 88% | 24 | 55 | 128% | 30 | 64 | 113% |
Ave. # IVs per patient per month | 0.74 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||||
Average Overall Improvement | 95% | Long Term | Â | Â | Â | Â |