NOTICE:The authors and publisher ofthis book have, as far as it is possible to do so, taken care to make certain that recommendations regarding treatment and use of drugs are correct and compatible with the standards generally accepted at the time ofpublication. However, knowledge in allergy is constantly changing. As new information becomes available, changes in treatment and in the use of drugs may become necessary. The reader is urged to consult his or her physician for professional advice in dealing with any serious or potentially serious allergic problem.
Asthma is the diagnosis for the teenage athlete with exerciseinduced wheezing, the adult aspirin-sensitive patient on steroids, the toddler who wheezes with every upper respiratory infection, and the college student who returns home and wheezes around her cats. These conditions are not the same. The pathophysiologies differ as well as the outcomes. They only share a common symptom: wheezing.
We try to be aware of medical diagnoses that present with wheezing such as gastroesophageal reflux, sinusitis, and foreign bodies in the airways.
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