How to use the fractional exhaled nitric oxide test

Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2022 Apr;107(2):133-140. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318326. Epub 2021 Aug 3.

Abstract

Measurement of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) has become a mainstream, NICE-recommended, objective test of asthma severity. We explore the uses and practical issues with the FeNO test using clinically relevant questions for general paediatricians.

Keywords: adolescent health; physiology.

MeSH terms

  • Asthma* / diagnosis
  • Breath Tests
  • Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide Testing*
  • Humans
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Pediatricians

Substances

  • Nitric Oxide