Asthma should only be diagnosed with the use of spirometry. While there are a number of other factors that are suggestive or asthma -- such as consistent symptoms and response to asthma medications -- national guidelines require the use of spirometry.
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click here | | | | | | Learn About How Asthma is Diagnosed | Asthma should only be diagnosed with the use of spirometry. While there are a number of other factors that are suggestive or asthma -- such as consistent symptoms and response to asthma medications -- national guidelines require the use of spirometry. |  | Daniel More, MD
Allergies Expert | | | | How a Diagnosis of Asthma is Made | | While the symptoms of asthma are certainly suggestive of a diagnosis of asthma, particularly if these symptoms get better with the use of inhaled bronchodilators (such as albuterol), simply having symptoms of asthma isn’t enough to make the diagnosis of asthma. | | | | | | | The Basics of Asthma | | Asthma is a chronic lung disease, which cannot be cured, yet can be well-controlled with close follow-up with a physician and appropriate medical therapies. In people with asthma, lung airways become inflamed, leading to narrowing of the airways. The muscles around the airways become more sensitive, and can react to allergens and irritants. Asthma can be a life-threatening disease, and there are typically a few thousand deaths in the United States every year as a result of this disease. | | | | | | | | | You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Allergies newsletter.
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