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Asthma: When Work Takes Your Breath Away

Asthma: When Work Takes Your Breath Away

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A woman who works baking bread develops coughing, wheezing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Gradually, a pattern emerges: her symptoms are linked to her work.

Using this case, we explain asthma, what happens inside inflamed airways, how spirometry and peak expiratory flow measurements can support the evaluation, and why the workplace environment may matter for both diagnosis and management.

Sources and further reading:

  1. Uppal N, Tarlo SM. A case of asthma in a baker [Internet]. New York: American Thoracic Society; [cited 2026 Oct 5]. Available from: https://www.thoracic.org/professionals/clinical-resources/asthma-center/case-of-asthma-in-a-baker.php
  2. Sinyor B, Concepcion Perez L. Pathophysiology of asthma. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2025.


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