METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCREENING SUBJECTS
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1. A method of evaluating a subject, comprising:
- obtaining a first pulmonary test result for the subject'"'"'s lungs from a first lung function test performed on the subject;
administering a test agent to the subject;
obtaining a second pulmonary test result for the subject'"'"'s lungs treated with the test agent from a second lung function test performed on the subject; and
determining whether the subject'"'"'s respiratory response, if any, to the test agent meets at least one acceptance criterion for denervation therapy based on a comparison of the first pulmonary test result and the second pulmonary test result.
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Abstract
A screening method can be used to determine whether a subject is a suitable candidate for interventional therapy. The method can be used to determine the likelihood the subject will receive a therapeutic effect from denervation therapy. The determination is based, at least in part, on lung information obtained by performing lung function tests with and without treating the subject'"'"'s lungs with a test agent. Based on the response to a test agent, the subject'"'"'s response to a therapy is predicted.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of evaluating a subject, comprising:
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obtaining a first pulmonary test result for the subject'"'"'s lungs from a first lung function test performed on the subject; administering a test agent to the subject; obtaining a second pulmonary test result for the subject'"'"'s lungs treated with the test agent from a second lung function test performed on the subject; and determining whether the subject'"'"'s respiratory response, if any, to the test agent meets at least one acceptance criterion for denervation therapy based on a comparison of the first pulmonary test result and the second pulmonary test result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of evaluating a subject, comprising:
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applying a first lung function test on the subject to obtain first information; applying a second lung function test on the subject to obtain second information after administering an anticholinergic agent to the subject; and comparing the first information and the second information to determine whether the subject'"'"'s lung function increases to a threshold level corresponding to lung denervation therapy in response to the anticholinergic agent. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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evaluating a subject'"'"'s lung function utilizing a bronchial challenge test; evaluating the subject'"'"'s respiratory system that has been treated with a therapeutic agent using a lung function test; and comparing test information from the bronchial challenge test and test information from the lung function test to determine whether the subject'"'"'s lung function increases to a threshold level corresponding to a lung denervation therapy in response to the therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for evaluating a subject, comprising:
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a storage device including first test results corresponding to a first lung function test performed on the subject and second test results corresponding to a second lung function test performed on the subject; and a computing system configured to compare the stored first test results and the stored second test results and configured to categorize the subject based on the comparison and/or generate a denervation treatment protocol. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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