Asthma

Question 1

Asthma symptoms

Answer 1

Cough
SoB
- worse at night/during the winter

Question 2

Asthma diagnosis criteria

Answer 2

• FEV1/FVC (FEV1%) <70%
• PEFR varies by at least 20% for 3 days in a week over several weeks/PEFR increases by at least 20%
• 12% reversibility pre- to post-bronchodilator spirometry