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Adult-onset asthma

Adult-onset asthma: Introduction

Adult-onset asthma: Adult-onset asthma is a type of asthma that occurs during adulthood. Asthma involves constriction and inflammation of the airways. The severity of symptoms is variable. Allergies account for about half the cases of adult-onset asthma. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Adult-onset asthma is available below.

Symptoms of Adult-onset asthma

• Coughing
• Wheezing
• Chest tightness
• Chest pain
• Chest pressure
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Adult-onset asthma

• Avoid allergens or other substances which trigger the symptoms. Medications such as bronchodilators, corticosteroids, antihistamines and anti-inflammatories
• Management of asthma, and medications used to prevent and treat symptoms depends on the frequency and severity of symptoms. Treatments for asthma include:
  • Avoidance of triggers - certain medications, pollens, dust etc
  • Avoidance of cigarette smoking - smoking cessation and avoidance of others smoking
  • Utilisation of an asthma action plan and self monitoring
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Adult-onset asthma:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Child General Health: Home Testing
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Adult-onset asthma?

• Misdiagnosis of Adult-onset asthma
• Failure to diagnose Adult-onset asthma
• Undiagnosed: Adult-onset asthma

Adult-onset asthma: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Adult-onset asthma:

• Permanent damage to the airways
• Death - uncommon
• more complications...»

Causes of Adult-onset asthma

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Less Common Symptoms of Adult-onset asthma

• Pallor
• Increased phlegm production
• more symptoms...»

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Adult-onset asthma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders that may be Undiagnosed:
  • Asthma -- Undiagnosed
  • Allergies -- Undiagnosed
  • COPD -- Undiagnosed
  • Emphysema -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Lung Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Sinusitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Undiagnosed
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Adult-onset asthma

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Adult-onset asthma: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Child Health Specialists (Pediatrics):
  • Pediatrics (Child Health Specialist)
  • Adolescent Medicine (Teen Health)
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (Child Allergies / Immune Diseases)
  • Pediatric Cardiology (Child Heart Specialists)
  • Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Pediatric Dentistry (Child Dental Health)
  • Pediatric Dermatology (Child Skin Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior)
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Pediatric Endocrinology (Child Hormones)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease Medicine
  • Pediatric Medical Toxicology (Child Poisoning)
  • Pediatric Nephrology (Child Kidney Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurosurgery (Child Brain Surgeon)
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Adult-onset asthma

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Adult-onset asthma:

• Lung Health (Pulmonology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Child Health (Pediatrics) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Adult-onset asthma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Adult-onset asthma: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Respiratory Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Asthma -- Rare Types
  • Allergies -- Rare Types
  • COPD -- Rare Types
  • Emphysema -- Rare Types
  • Chronic Bronchitis -- Rare Types
  • Lung Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Sinusitis -- Rare Types
  • Cystic Fibrosis -- Rare Types
  • Obstructive Sleep Apnea -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Adult-onset asthma

Medical research articles related to Adult-onset asthma include:

• Randomised aspirin assignment and risk of adult-onset asthma in the Women`s Health Study
• Prospective study of dietary patterns and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US women.
• Exposure to substances in the workplace and new-onset asthma: an international prospective population-based study (ECRHS-II).
• Asthma (Overview)
• Passive Smoking and Lung Disease (Follow-up)
• Tracheal Tumors (Overview)
• Churg-Strauss Disease (Overview)
• I would like to know whether reduced peak flow or FEV1 is a recognised and/or common feature of pulmonary embolism?
• more research...»

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Adult-onset asthma: Animations

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Prognosis for Adult-onset asthma

Prognosis for Adult-onset asthma: A good prognosis for asthma relies on adhering to treatment therapies which may involve medications, preventative medications and avoidance of triggering factors. Although asthma can be a serious life-threatening condition, death is relatively uncommon.

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Research about Adult-onset asthma

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Adult-onset asthma: Broader Related Topics

• Asthma-like conditions
• Chronic respiratory conditions
• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• more types...»

Types of Adult-onset asthma

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