Not Signed In - Asthma May Be Overdiagnosed In Obese Patients
Sun, 29 Oct 2006 08:00 AM EST
... A new study reveals that, despite lack of evidence, obese patients are often diagnosed with asthma. Researchers at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey studied 20 patients, all of whom had a diagnosis of asthma, but none of whom exhibited any spirometric evidence of airway obstruction. The body mass index (BMI) was calculated, and bronchoprovocations tests were performed. [click link for full article] ...
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