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How do i know if i have asthma if i just have asthma symptoms?
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Get tested: See you family physician, give a good hsitory of your attacks and family asthma. You should also have a spirometry test to confirm or rule out asthma. Good luck.
Answered 12/3/2013
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Complex answer: There is no single test that confirms asthma. Asthma is clinical diagnosis based upon the patients history, exam and testing ( spirometry, exhaled Nitric Oxide levels, allergy testing, response to bronchodilators). Many other diseases may mimic asthma and have similar symptoms.
Answered 6/30/2014
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