Type | Duration |
Asthma | - Heterogeneous disease with chronic airway inflammation
- Symptoms
- Chest tightness
- Cough
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing
- Symptoms vary over time and intensity with variable expiratory airflow limitation
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Reactive airway disease (RAD) | - Transient coughing and wheezing without clear asthma diagnosis
- Term often used in children without clear diagnosis of asthma
- Avoided in adults where further testing can be done to confirm asthma diagnosis
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Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS) | - Airway disorder due to intense exposure to inhaled chemical irritant or noxious gas
- Can have bronchial hyperresponsiveness and airflow obstruction
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