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Diagnosing Asthma: Find Out How Is Asthma Diagnosed

Diagnosing asthma is done through a combination of your medical history, including asthma symptoms, as well as through different kinds of asthma pulmonary function tests like your peak flow meter levels. Learn how to understand your test results and what to tell your doctor abotu your breathing problems.
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Asthma Screening Quiz
Although often easy to diagnose if your child has a cough, wheezing, and trouble breathing, asthma can be much more difficult to diagnose if the child simply coughs a lot. Take our asthma screening quiz to see if your child has any of the symptoms of asthma.
Diagnosing Asthma (from Asthma for Dummies)
This excerpt from Asthma for Dummies provides a comprehensive overview to the diagnosis of asthma.
Spirometry: A Pulmonary Function Test for Asthma Diagnosis
Explore the meaning of spirometry and see a picture of how the test is done.
Peak Flow Meters Aid in Identifying Breathing Problems
Peak flow meters are an objective way of measuring your breathing capacity. This informative series will help you understand how peak flow meters work.
Diagnosing Asthma
Doctors have a specific set of factors they look at when diagnosing asthma, which include a set of symptoms, peak flow meter levels, and other tests. Learn what to tell you doctor about your breathing problems or thos of your child.

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