A chestX-raycan also differentiateasthmafrom conditions with similar symptoms, thereby ensuring the correct diagnosis.
Amethacholine challengecan aid in the diagnosis by inducing asthma symptoms.
This includes imaging studies like a chest X-ray.
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They are more than capable of detecting larger growths, blockages, lung deflation, and infections like pneumonia.
Other imaging studies may be needed for conditions or complications that are harder to spot on X-ray.
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