Incorporating Asthma Evaluation into the Otolaryngic Allergy Practice: Presentation and Diagnosis

Cecelia Damask; Christine Franzese

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2023.09.002

Incorporating Asthma Evaluation into the Otolaryngic Allergy Practice: Presentation and Diagnosis

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2024 Apr;57(2):191-199. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.09.002. Epub 2023 Oct 10.

Authors

Cecelia Damask¹, Christine Franzese²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Orlando ENT & Allergy, University of Central Florida, 11317 Lake Underhill Road, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32825, USA.
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Missouri-Columbia, One Hospital Drive, Suite MA314, Columbia, MO 65212, USA. Electronic address: franzesec@umsystem.edu.

PMID: 37827957
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2023.09.002

Abstract

Asthma occurs frequently as a comorbid condition in many patients presenting with common otolaryngology conditions, such as allergic rhinitis and chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps. The classic presentation of asthma includes symptoms of wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness but can include other symptoms such as cough. The diagnosis is made mainly through history, although pulmonary function testing, spirometry, fractional exhaled nitric oxide, and impulse oscillometry may also prove helpful.

Keywords: Allergic rhinitis; Asthma; Asthma phenotypes; FeNO; Spirometry.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Asthma* / diagnosis
Humans
Hypersensitivity*
Nitric Oxide
Nose
Respiratory Function Tests

Substances

Nitric Oxide