42-Year-Old Man With Asthma Symptoms and Recurrent Bronchitis

A 42-year-old man from southern Iowa presented to our institution for evaluation of symptoms of asthma and recurrent bronchitis. The patient’s body mass index was 17.0, and he had never smoked. Since high school, he had had a persistent, productive cough. Asthma had been diagnosed years previously, and over the years, multiple medications were prescribed including fluticasone/salmeterol HFA, montelukast, albuterol, other inhaled glucocorticoids, and ipratropium/albuterol nebulization. The medications were minimally effective at controlling respiratory symptoms.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - April 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Benjamin R. Griffin, Christopher R. Stephenson, Mark E. Wylam Tags: Residents’ clinic Source Type: research