Think you have Asthma well you actually might not have it. Using random dialing, Canadian researchers recruited 613 men and women who had been given a diagnosis of asthma within the past five years. Over four visits they give them a series of drug challenges and spirometry, a physical test of breathing capacity, to confirm or rule out the disorder. The researchers were able to rule out asthma in 203, or about a third of subjects.
Key Takeaways:
- Just because you have a cough or wheeze does not mean you have asthma.
- Appropriate testing is necessary to diagnosis asthma.
- Many adults who think they have asthma may actually not have asthma
“Many adults who believe they have asthma actually may not.”