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Your doctor will carry out a conversation with you on the exact symptoms of disease, or medical interview. When the doctor sees the attack of asthma diagnosis is not difficult. In the study - during the attack - the doctor on the lungs by stetoskopu says świsty and furczenia, prolonged exhalation, heart rate is speeded up. In very severe tightening of asthma osłuchowe may not occur (the so-called "silent chest").
With additional research is performed pulmonary radiological picture (in picture bezobjawowym correct, over a period of tightening distension characteristics of the lungs). May be helpful to detect the allergy test (the IgE in serum, spotlights allergic skin test) - to determine the allergen and avoid it later is useful in preventing seizures.
Carried out a study evaluating the operation spirometryczne devices. Simply saying spirometry lung capacity is measured and the current flow of air through bronchi. This is the test niebolesnym, is performed by up to a deep inhalation and then exhale with a maximum execution speed until completely empty the lungs. Are also carried out such tests as an attempt to assess the reversibility rozkurczowa for obturacji and provocative attempt to metacholiną or for the assessment of histamine nadreaktywności bronchitis.
It is an indication of peak flow exhaust PEF (peak expiratory flow). For this purpose, the device called pikflometrem. The measurement is performed by a maximum inhalation, then exhale up quickly. During this maneuver the arrow indicates the current pikflometru PEF (in liters / minute). Measurement of PEF to assess the degree of severity of symptoms and to identify any worsening of the disease.
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