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Asthma

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Alternate Names : Bronchial Asthma, Exercise Induced Asthma - Bronchial, Reactive Airways Disease (RAD)


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Asthma Symptoms & Signs

  • wheezing
    • usually begins suddenly
    • is episodic
    • may be worse at night or in early morning
    • aggravated by exposure to cold air
    • aggravated by exercise
    • aggravated by heartburn (reflux)
    • resolves spontaneously
    • relieved by bronchodilators (drugs that open the airways)
  • cough with or without sputum (phlegm) production
  • shortness of breath that is aggravated by exercise
  • breathing that requires increased work
  • intercostal retractions (pulling of the skin between the ribs when breathing)

Emergency symptoms:

Additional symptoms that may be associated with this disease:

  • nasal flaring
  • chest pain
  • tightness in the chest
  • abnormal breathing pattern, in which exhalation (breathing out) takes more than twice as long as inspiration (breathing in)
  • breathing which temporarily stops
  • coughing up blood


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Review Date : 2/10/2003
Reviewed By : A.D.A.M. editorial (2/10/2003). Previous review: Thomas A. Owens, M.D., Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network (1/6/2002).

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