Asthma
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Etiology
Precipitants
- Environmental: house dust mites, cockroaches, cats, seasonal pollens, occupational exposure (occupational asthma), tobacco smoke, weather changes (especially cold air), air pollution
- Exercise
- URI
- Rhinitis and postnasal drip
- Sinusitis
- Aspiration
- GERD
- Drugs: beta blockers, aspirin, NSAIDs, histamine, methacholine, acetylcysteine, aerosolized pentamidine, any nebulized medication
- Catamenial asthma (menstrual)
- Stress
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Etiology
Precipitants
- Environmental: house dust mites, cockroaches, cats, seasonal pollens, occupational exposure (occupational asthma), tobacco smoke, weather changes (especially cold air), air pollution
- Exercise
- URI
- Rhinitis and postnasal drip
- Sinusitis
- Aspiration
- GERD
- Drugs: beta blockers, aspirin, NSAIDs, histamine, methacholine, acetylcysteine, aerosolized pentamidine, any nebulized medication
- Catamenial asthma (menstrual)
- Stress
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