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Can poorly controlled asthma turn into copd even if you never smoked? only asthma symptom is constant phlegm, hardly wheeze, asthma since 3.

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Occasionally: It really does. Good news: lung docs are able to cure poorly controlled asthma. And there are technology gadgets such as piko-1. You want to have it fixed asap.

Answered 12/6/2013

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YES: Poorly controlled asthma is a chronic disorder of obstruction(copd). You should be on a long acting beta agonit, inhaled steroid and have frequent pulmonary f/u. Other therapy includes xolair, and thermal bronchoscopy.

Answered 12/7/2013

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