Symptom Finder - Asthma
ASTHMA
A 43-year-old white male comes to you with recurrent attacks of shortness of breath, cough, and wheezing for 6 months. You treat him with bronchodilators and corticosteroid nebulizers and he fails to improve. He could have
1. Congestive heart failure
2. α-1 trypsin deficiency
3. Cystic fibrosis
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
5. Gastroesophageal reflux disease
6. Tuberculosis
7. Pneumoconiosis
8. Coccidiomycosis
9. Periarteritis nodosa
10. Sarcoidosis
11. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
12. Parasite infestation
ASTHMA
A 43-year-old white male comes to you with recurrent attacks of shortness of breath, cough, and wheezing for 6 months. You treat him with bronchodilators and corticosteroid nebulizers and he fails to improve. He could have
1. Congestive heart failure
2. α-1 trypsin deficiency
3. Cystic fibrosis
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
5. Gastroesophageal reflux disease
6. Tuberculosis
7. Pneumoconiosis
8. Coccidiomycosis
9. Periarteritis nodosa
10. Sarcoidosis
11. Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
12. Parasite infestation