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Health Encyclopedia: Asthma Asthma Diagnosis And Tests
- Asthma Asthma Diagnosis and Tests
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- Introduction
- Adult Asthma Symptoms
- Causes of Adult Asthma
- Adult Asthma Prognosis
- Adult Asthma Risk Factors
Diagnosis
When asthma is suspected, the patient should describe for the doctor any pattern related to the symptoms and possible precipitating factors, including:
- Whether symptoms are more frequent during the spring or fall (allergy seasons).
- Whether exercise, a respiratory infection, or exposure to cold air has ever triggered an attack.
- Any family history of asthma or allergic disorders, such as eczema, hives, or hay fever.
- Any occupational or long-term exposure to chemicals. Early detection of occup...
Expert & Community Posts
What To Ask Your Doctor
By Fred Little , Health Expert...ask detailed questions about three main areas: 1) symptoms of asthma – their timing, severity,... Read more »
Asthma Control During Pregnancy is Essential
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...done at Kaiser-Permanente, researchers found that improvement or worsening of allergy and asthma... Read more »
Dr. Eisner answers your GERD questions: Best time to take Aciphex?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...babies with gastroesophageal reflux disease can have symptoms of asthma as well as... Read more »
"When I'm 64...?"
By Fred Little , Health Expert...asthmatics, especially children, to experience an improvement in asthma symptoms as they get... Read more »
Breathing techniques to improve asthma symptoms
By Fred Little , Health Expert...out of favor is that medications for asthma have improved markedly over the past four decades.... Read more »
Health Guide
Stress: Lifestyle Changes
...important factor, such as anxiety, headaches, high blood pressure, and asthma. It also elevates mood and improves concentration and the ability to focus.As in other areas of stress management,... Read more »Eating Disorders: Risk Factors
...with either anorexia or bulimia does not, however, appear to have any influence on whether a patient improves or not.Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by an... Read more »Asthma Signs and Symptoms in Children
In children with asthmatic symptoms, it is particularly important to first consider as a possible cause inhaled foreign objects such as peanuts, viral infections such as croup, and bacterial... Read more »Adult Asthma Symptoms
Asthma symptoms vary in severity from occasional mild bouts of breathlessness to daily wheezing that persists despite taking large doses of medication. After exposure to asthma triggers,... Read more »Conclusion and Questions to ask your doctor about Alzheimer's disease "
...necessarily become progressively worse or can deterioration be halted? Can mental or thinking abilities be improved? Can motor activities be improved? Is there a special diet that may help?... Read more »Images
See what happens to your lungs when you have asthma.... Read more »
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