According to Asthma and Allergy Foundation of
America (2016) Asthma can be diagnosed through the following:
America (2016) Asthma can be diagnosed through the following:
·
Personal
and medical history: Your doctor will ask you question to understand your
symptoms and their causes. You may be ask about your family history, the
medicines you take about your life style
Personal
and medical history: Your doctor will ask you question to understand your
symptoms and their causes. You may be ask about your family history, the
medicines you take about your life style
·
Physical
examination: If your doctor thinks you have asthma, they will do a physical
examination. They will look at your ears, eyes, nose, throat, skin, chest and
lungs.
Physical
examination: If your doctor thinks you have asthma, they will do a physical
examination. They will look at your ears, eyes, nose, throat, skin, chest and
lungs.
·
Lung
function test: To confirm asthma, your doctor have to take one or more
breathing test called lung function tests. These tests measure your breathing.
Common lung function tests used to diagnose asthma include:
Lung
function test: To confirm asthma, your doctor have to take one or more
breathing test called lung function tests. These tests measure your breathing.
Common lung function tests used to diagnose asthma include:
·
Spirometry:
This is recommended test to confirm asthma. During this test, you breath into
mouth piece that’s is connected to a device. It is called spirometer. The
spirometer measures the amount of air you’ re able to breathe in and out and
its rate of flow
Spirometry:
This is recommended test to confirm asthma. During this test, you breath into
mouth piece that’s is connected to a device. It is called spirometer. The
spirometer measures the amount of air you’ re able to breathe in and out and
its rate of flow
·
Peak air
flow: this test uses a peak flow meter. It’s a small, handheld device that you breathe
into to measure the rate at which you can force air out of your lungs.
Peak air
flow: this test uses a peak flow meter. It’s a small, handheld device that you breathe
into to measure the rate at which you can force air out of your lungs.
·
Trigger
test: if your other results are normal, but you’ve been experiencing signs and
symptoms of asthma, your doctor may use known asthma triggers to try and
provoke a mild reaction. If you don’t have asthma you won’t react. But if you
do have asthma, you likely will develop asthma symptoms.
Trigger
test: if your other results are normal, but you’ve been experiencing signs and
symptoms of asthma, your doctor may use known asthma triggers to try and
provoke a mild reaction. If you don’t have asthma you won’t react. But if you
do have asthma, you likely will develop asthma symptoms.
Reference
Asthma
and Allergy Foundation of America (2016).Asthma. http://aafa.org/page/asthma-diagnosis.aspx.
and Allergy Foundation of America (2016).Asthma. http://aafa.org/page/asthma-diagnosis.aspx.
