Question

A 32-year-old woman presents with episodic wheeze and shortness of breath, worse at night and with exposure to cats. Spirometry shows FEV₁ 70% predicted, FEV₁/FVC 0.65 with an increase in FEV₁ of 15% (300 mL) after Salbutamol. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Asthma

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Vocal cord dysfunction

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Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

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Anxiety-induced hyperventilation

Practice question

A 32-year-old woman presents with episodic wheeze and shortness of breath, worse at night and with exposure to cats. Spirometry shows FEV₁ 70% predicted, FEV₁/FVC 0.65 with an increase in FEV₁ of 15% (300 mL) after Salbutamol. What is the most likely diagnosis?