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How do doctors diagnose Asthma?

I am having trouble breathing while running and a lot of people say I might have asthma. So I was wondering if I go to the doctor, what is he going to do to determin I have asthma?

The diagnosis of Asthma can be made by a non-specialist (Family Physician) ... but is usually not helpful. They generally do not get down to the root of the problem.

That being said ... I have very little information to give you a well thought out answer ... the same for anyone else that tries to answer your question.

If you are in excellent shape and havent just started running ... and you have breathing difficulty ... this could be Exercise Induced Bronchospasm (EIB) .... the only way to evaluate this is by exercising you ...

The physician would do some breathing tests (Spirometry) pre and post exercise to evaluate the airway caliber response to exercise .... if you have a reduction in flow variables on the test (20% or greater) ... they will treat you with a bronchodilator and see what your response to the medicine is .... this will help them isolate the cause effect of your breathlessness ....

There are different protocols for doing this test ... so it may slightly differ from what I describe ....

But ... If you think this may be your problem ... it may be time to go to a specialist to be evaluated

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