title: When an athlete can't catch his breath.
abstract: Don't rely on self-reported symptoms to diagnose exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB). Indirect testing is the best way to diagnose EIB in patients who do not have underlying asthma. Short-acting beta2-agonists should be first-line management in EIB.
authors.affiliation: St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, PA 18017, USA. krafczm@slhn.org
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Krafczyk
authors.forename: F Dale
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Bautista
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001490:Basketball / Q000502:physiology*; D016084:Bronchoconstriction / Q000502:physiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D017079:Exercise Tolerance / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests