"Asthma is a reversible obstructive airway disorder"(Couzens 25). "Asthma comes from the Greek word panos meaning to pant or breath heavily"(Jensen 4). "Asthma puts a strain on simple everyday things like breathing"(Couzens 1). Breathing: in with the good air, out with the bad. For most it's simple. However, for the millions of Americans who have asthma breathing can often become conscious and labored. When trying to diagnose asthma, first a person must choose the right …showed first 75 words of 809 total…

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