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Asthma: part one
Asthma prevalence
Asthma explained
Diagnosis: NICE algorithms
Diagnosis: objective tests
Asthma-COPD overlap
Diagnosis: NICE algorithms
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Diagnosis: NICE algorithms
There is no single test to diagnose asthma. Instead, a combination of clinical history, symptoms and objective tests are used to confirm a diagnosis.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline contains three different algorithms:
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