Diagnosing Asthma

Your doctor will need to take a detailed medical history and perform certain tests to confirm your asthma diagnosis. Know what to expect so you can better prepare.
Woman short of breath with hand on her chest
Different Types of Asthma: Which One Do You Have?
Spirometry Woman undergoing a lung function test using a spirometer that measures the maximum rate at which air is expelled from the lungs, Respiratory diseases department, Limoges hospital, France.
What Is a Bronchoprovocation Challenge?
Woman using inhaler at doctor's office
The Differences Between COPD and Asthma
a doctor examining a patient
Difficulty Breathing: Is It Asthma or Something Else?
Young woman using inhaler
Acid Reflux and Asthma: Are They Connected?
Doctor examining patient
Understanding Asthma Classification
Man fatigued from exercise
Determining Your Asthma Severity
Doctor Auscultating a patient
Tests for Diagnosing and Monitoring Asthma
young jogger using asthma inhaler on the beach
What Is Mild Persistent Asthma?
Woman with inhaler
What Is Intermittent Asthma?
Nurse listening to patient lungs
An Overview of Churg Strauss Syndrome
a man about to breath into a forced expiratory volume machine
Forced Expiratory Volume (FEV1) and Asthma