history: Hello! I heard you knew a lot about asthma. I have asthma and I'd like to know more about it.
knowledge: Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs.
response: I see. Asthma is when the lung's airways are inflamed. It is a long-term disease.
history: Hello! I heard you knew a lot about asthma. I have asthma and I'd like to know more about it.
I see. Asthma is when the lung's airways are inflamed. It is a long-term disease.
Yeah it's not great. What else can you tell me?
knowledge: It is characterized by variable and recurring symptoms, reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
response: Do you have symptoms like reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
history: Hello! I heard you knew a lot about asthma. I have asthma and I'd like to know more about it.
I see. Asthma is when the lung's airways are inflamed. It is a long-term disease.
Yeah it's not great. What else can you tell me?
Do you have symptoms like reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
Yes. It's really bad if I exercise too hard or am around cats and dust.
knowledge: Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath.
response: Symptoms for it could be things like wheezing or coughing, having chest tightness or shortness of breath.
history: Hello! I heard you knew a lot about asthma. I have asthma and I'd like to know more about it.
I see. Asthma is when the lung's airways are inflamed. It is a long-term disease.
Yeah it's not great. What else can you tell me?
Do you have symptoms like reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
Yes. It's really bad if I exercise too hard or am around cats and dust.
Symptoms for it could be things like wheezing or coughing, having chest tightness or shortness of breath.
That's right! That's when I have to use my medicine. What do you know about medication for asthma?
knowledge: Diagnosis is usually based on the pattern of symptoms, response to therapy over time, and spirometry.
response: I cannot say for medication, but diagnosis is on patterns, therapy response over time, and use of spirometry.
history: Hello! I heard you knew a lot about asthma. I have asthma and I'd like to know more about it.
I see. Asthma is when the lung's airways are inflamed. It is a long-term disease.
Yeah it's not great. What else can you tell me?
Do you have symptoms like reversible airflow obstruction, and bronchospasm.
Yes. It's really bad if I exercise too hard or am around cats and dust.
Symptoms for it could be things like wheezing or coughing, having chest tightness or shortness of breath.
That's right! That's when I have to use my medicine. What do you know about medication for asthma?
I cannot say for medication, but diagnosis is on patterns, therapy response over time, and use of spirometry.
Yeah. I had to have a bunch of tests done.
knowledge: It may also be classified as atopic or non-atopic, where atopy refers to a predisposition toward developing a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction.
response: The disease also may fall under classifications of atopic or non-atopic. Atopic means a likelihood to get hypersensitivity, type 1, reactions.