The 'Methacholine Challenge Test' is used clinically to diagnose which condition?
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Correct answer: Bronchial asthma
Methacholine is a muscarinic agonist that induces bronchoconstriction. In the challenge test, patients with asthma will show significant airway obstruction at much lower concentrations of inhaled methacholine than healthy individuals.
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