Diagnosaurus
Asthma
Asthma is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.
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Etiology
Precipitants
- Environmental: house dust mites, cockroaches, cats, seasonal pollens, occupational exposure (occupational asthma), tobacco smoke, weather changes (especially cold air), air pollution
- Exercise
- URI
- Rhinitis and postnasal drip
- Sinusitis
- Aspiration
- GERD
- Drugs: beta blockers, aspirin, NSAIDs, histamine, methacholine, acetylcysteine, aerosolized pentamidine, any nebulized medication
- Catamenial asthma (menstrual)
- Stress
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Etiology
Precipitants
- Environmental: house dust mites, cockroaches, cats, seasonal pollens, occupational exposure (occupational asthma), tobacco smoke, weather changes (especially cold air), air pollution
- Exercise
- URI
- Rhinitis and postnasal drip
- Sinusitis
- Aspiration
- GERD
- Drugs: beta blockers, aspirin, NSAIDs, histamine, methacholine, acetylcysteine, aerosolized pentamidine, any nebulized medication
- Catamenial asthma (menstrual)
- Stress
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Asthma." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114735/all/Asthma.
Zeiger RFR. Asthma. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114735/all/Asthma. Accessed March 20, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Asthma. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114735/all/Asthma
Zeiger RFR. Asthma [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 March 20]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114735/all/Asthma.
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