title: Exercise-induced asthma and the asthmatic athlete.
abstract: Almost all asthmatics involved in moderate to heavy exercise will experience exercise-induced asthma (EIA). Up to 14% of athletes exhibit EIA, symptoms of which include dyspnea, coughing, chest tightness and wheezing. Education, warm-up exercises and pre-treatment with the appropriate medications can enable an athlete to excel and even win a gold medal in the 1996 Olympic games.
authors.affiliation: Allergy Clinic of Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Enright
mesh_terms: D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D013177:Sports