Your doctor will ask about any symptoms you have, how severe they are, when and where they occur, how frequently they occur, and what triggers and relieves them. These details will help your doctor find ways to help prevent your asthma attacks. Your doctor also will want to know about your personal history of allergies and respiratory illnesses, as well as your family history of asthma, allergies and respiratory illnesses.
Your doctor will listen to your back with a stethoscope...
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Source: Medifocus Guidebook on: Childhood Asthma
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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