Comparative evaluation of an acute test with salbutamol and atrovent in patients with infiltrative, cavernous and chronic destructive forms of pulmonary tuberculosis

Obstructive ventilation disorders in patients with various forms of pulmonary tuberculosis are one of the leading factors in the development of respiratory failure and have a significant impact on the nature of the course, effectiveness and duration of treatment, disability of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis [6]. According to various authors, the frequency of detection of bronchoobstructive syndrome in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis ranges from 38.2% to 75.7% and is determined by many factors — age, the presence of destruction, nonspecific bronchitis and chronic heart disease, a form of tuberculosis [4, 5]. There are quite a lot of patients with bronchial obstruction of a functional nature, and this requires adequate correction of obstructive disorders accordingly [1]. Due to the individual sensitivity of patients to bronchodilators, it is necessary to select the most effective drug according to the acute test data.